Find out how popular the last name Anisimov is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Anisimov.

Anisimov, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Anisimov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anisimov in America

Anisimov is the 120901st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anisimov surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Anisimov.

We can also compare 2010 data for Anisimov to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Anisimov

The surname Anisimov originated in Russia and traces its roots back to the 16th century. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the Russian given name Anisim, which in turn comes from the Greek name Anisimos, meaning "unequal" or "not alike."

The earliest known record of the surname Anisimov dates back to 1556, when it appeared in a census of the city of Novgorod. At that time, the name was likely spelled in a slightly different way, such as Anisimovich or Anisimov-syn.

In the 17th century, the Anisimov family became prominent landowners in the Tver region, and their name can be found in several historical documents from that era. One notable figure was Ivan Anisimov, a merchant who lived in the city of Torzhok in the late 1600s and was involved in the lucrative fur trade.

The 18th century saw the rise of several influential members of the Anisimov family. Mikhail Anisimov (1730-1795) was a renowned artist and painter who worked in the Baroque and Rococo styles, and his works adorned many churches and palaces in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Another prominent figure was Grigory Anisimov (1760-1826), a military officer who served under Catherine the Great and later became a general in the Imperial Russian Army. He participated in several major campaigns against the Ottoman Empire and Napoleon's forces.

In the 19th century, the Anisimov surname spread across Russia, and several families with this name contributed to the country's cultural and scientific development. Nikolai Anisimov (1810-1885) was a respected linguist and philologist who studied Slavic languages and authored several influential works on Russian grammar and etymology.

Vasily Anisimov (1845-1912) was a pioneering mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the motion of celestial bodies. His work laid the foundation for modern astrodynamics.

As the Anisimov family continued to grow and disperse throughout Russia, the surname became associated with various place names, such as Anisimovka, a village in the Voronezh region, and Anisimovskaya, a settlement in the Krasnodar region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anisimov

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Anisimov.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Anisimov was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Anisimov has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Anisimov was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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