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

Aste, 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 Aste surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aste in America

Aste is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aste surname appeared 211 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 Aste.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aste 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 Aste

The surname Aste is believed to have originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the 12th century. It is derived from the Old German word "ast," which means "branch" or "bough," suggesting that the name may have initially been used to refer to someone who lived near a prominent tree or grove.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aste can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony. In this text, a certain "Henricus Aste" is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1187.

During the Middle Ages, the Aste family was prominent in the region around the city of Cologne. Several members of the family are mentioned in municipal records from the 13th and 14th centuries, including a certain "Johannes Aste" who served as a city councillor in 1312.

As the centuries passed, the Aste name spread throughout Germany and neighboring regions. In the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans Aste (1490-1568) was a renowned clockmaker and inventor who lived in the city of Nuremberg. His innovative designs for timepieces and astronomical instruments brought him fame and patronage from the nobility.

Another prominent individual with the surname Aste was Johann Philipp Aste (1678-1752), a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister (music director) at the court of the Duke of Württemberg. His compositions, which included sacred works and operas, were widely admired during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, a German artist named Christian Aste (1823-1889) achieved recognition for his skillful landscape paintings, which often depicted scenes from the Black Forest region where he lived and worked.

While the surname Aste is most commonly associated with Germany, it has also been found in other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and Switzerland. In some cases, the name may have evolved from similar-sounding place names or toponyms, such as the German town of Asten or the Dutch village of Aste.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aste

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

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 Aste 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 Aste 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 Aste was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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