Anstey (surname)

Anstey is a surname held by approximately eight thousand people worldwide. The surname itself originated in the 12th century from Anstey in Hertfordshire. 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