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

Aster, 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 Aster surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aster in America

Aster is the 72568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aster surname appeared 268 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 Aster.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aster 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 Aster

The surname "Aster" is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "aestore," which means "eastern" or "easterly." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or came from the eastern part of a particular region or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Aster can be found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379, where a certain Willelmus Aster is listed. This indicates that the name was already in use by the 14th century in the northern county of Yorkshire.

In the 16th century, the Aster surname appears in various parish records and legal documents across different parts of England. For instance, a John Aster is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Gloucestershire in 1523, while a Richard Aster is mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1568.

The name may have also been associated with certain place names or locations that contained the word "east" or "eastern." For example, there is a village called Eastry in Kent, which could have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in that region.

One notable bearer of the Aster surname was John Aster, a 17th-century English clergyman and author who was born in 1614 and died in 1686. He wrote several religious works, including a book titled "The Christian's Guide to Heaven."

Another prominent figure with this surname was Sir Thomas Aster (1708-1778), a British politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Heytesbury in Wiltshire.

In the 18th century, the Aster family had a presence in the county of Warwickshire, as evidenced by the births and marriages of several individuals recorded in the parish registers of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.

The name Aster also has historical connections to the city of Bristol, where a wealthy merchant family bearing this surname was involved in the local government and trade during the 17th and 18th centuries. One notable member was Robert Aster (1662-1741), who served as the Mayor of Bristol in 1720.

Throughout its history, the surname Aster has undergone various spelling variations, such as Astar, Astere, and Astir, reflecting the linguistic and regional differences in different parts of England over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aster

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

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

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