Anstey (surname) explained

Anstey is a surname held by approximately eight thousand people worldwide. The surname itself originated in the 12th century from Anstey in Hertfordshire.^{[1] [2]} Notable people with the surname include:

• Brendel Anstey, English footballer who played for Aston Villa and Leicester City
• Bruce Anstey, New Zealand motorcycle racer
• Chris Anstey, Australian basketball player
• Christopher Anstey (1724–1805), English writer and poet
• Dan Anstey, Australian radio and television presenter
• Edgar Anstey (1907–1987), English film maker
• Edgar Anstey (1917–2009), British psychologist
• F. Anstey pseudonym for Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856–1934), an English novelist and journalist who wrote comic novels
• Frank Anstey, Australian politician in both the Victorian and Commonwealth parliaments
• George Alexander Anstey (1814–1895), South Australian viticulturist and Member of Parliament
• Harry Anstey, Australian prospector and politician
• Nigel Anstey, British geophysicist
• Percy Anstey (1876–1920), British actor and economist
• Thomas Chisholm Anstey, British parliamentarian, lawyer and second Attorney General of Hong Kong
• Vera Anstey (1889–1976), British economist

See also

• Anstee
• Anstie
• Ansty (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Browne, W.A.F. . Reaney . P.H. . Wilson . R.M. . Scull . A. . A Dictionary of English Surnames . Routledge . Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry . 1991 . 978-0-415-05737-0 . 26 August 2018 . 77.
2. Book: Anstey, G.M. and T.J. . ANSTEY: Our True Surname Origin and Shared Medieval Ancestry . 2017 .