Anchor is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Anchor
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Anchor

How popular is Anchor?

Anchor is ranked 402079 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Anchors grew by 12.23404 per cent to 211 since 2000 and ranked 88020 after elevating 2984 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.26 98.4
Anchor is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Marshall Islands have the last name. Around 657 people have been found who wears Anchor as their family name. Anchor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
7,594 Pakistan5
1,817 Marshall Islands3
91,784 Netherlands2
82,478 South Africa2
810,193 Indonesia1
169,904 Brazil1
17,236 Ghana1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
13,447 Uganda1
4,171 Rwanda1
277,603 France1
56,169 Mexico1
40,340 Malaysia1
31,207 Ireland1
36,814 Romania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
45,070 Australia45
352,052 India27
18,457 Scotland20
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,057 Panama65
58,064 Canada52
Countries with hundreds of Anchor:
85,201 United States275
33,856 England129
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Thomas Anchor worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 14 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Helen and arrived on September 11, 1846.

Anchor Namesakes

  • Robert Anchor, Author
  • The Anchor Babies, Musician
  • Bridgestone Anchor 2015, TV Program
  • R. D. Anchor, Author
  • The Anchoress, Multi-instrumentalist
  • Joaquín Samuel de Anchorena, Former Mayor of Buenos Aires
  • Leo Anchóriz, Actor
  • The Anchoress, Multi-instrumentalist
  • Joaquín Samuel de Anchorena, Former Mayor of Buenos Aires

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