Astor

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Occitan

Name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), born in Walldorf, near Heidelsberg, in the Electoral Palatinate. Astor was the descendant of Savoyard Waldensians who had fled to Germany in the preceding century. Likely from the Occitan astur "hawk".

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Astorc Derived from Astor
Astorg Derived from Astor
Astori Derived from Astor
Astorq Derived from Astor
Astore Derived from Astor
Astort Derived from Astor
Astord Derived from Astor
Astorch Derived from Astor
Aas Occitan origin
Brame Occitan origin

Popularity by Country

Astor

Rank #25655

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Astor

Rank #28118

Frequency 802 people (0.3 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 73.69% Hispanic 12.59% Black 1.25% Asian/PI 1.75% Native Am. 9.6% Two+ 1.12%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Astor

Rank #59405

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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