Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ASTOR
There are approximately 527 people named Astor in the UK. That makes it the 10,193rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 8 are named Astor.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
AstarAsster
Astair
Astare
Astaire
Aastorp
Astars
Asetor
Asitor
Astaro
Astara
Astari
Astarae
Astarb
Astarie
Ashtor
Astart
Astard
Astaires
Assitor
The Astor surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Oster, a town in North Jutland, 'A??, Greek, a star. Austeuer, German, a dowry, a portion. Ooster, the east part.