Anastasi Surname Origin

[anasl001]

I'm looking for any genealogical or historical information of the Anastasi family.

[ptimber]

Are they from Malta? or are you looking for just the name and no family??? Peter

[suanj]

I'm looking for any genealogical or historical information of the Anastasi family.

Hi, this surname, Anastasi, coming from christian latin name Anastasius and or also, coming from greek-byzantine name Anastasios..Roots this surname are in Historiae Langobardorum of Paolo Diacono : "...Hic Anastasius litteras Constantino papae Romam per Scolasticum patricium et exarcum Italiae direxit...". Anastasi surname is of ancient root sicialian, but are also other ancient root in Umbria region...regards, suanj

[ptimber]

You may wish to go to www.google.com and put in title Anastasi-genealogy for any research on Anadstasi surname conducted by others along the same genealogy you are seeking. Peter

[Ederico]

Anastasi is an Italian, or primarily Sicilian surname. Yes, there are Anastasi in Malta as well but people dealing with geneaology should be the least to assume that a Maltese surname is restricted to those commonly perceived as Maltese people. Malta was inseparable from Sicily throughout all its history, bar when British Imperialists volitionally, actively and openly (it is on British public documents) carried forward a policy of cultural deitalianisation in Malta and anglicisation, starting off from the 1880s and proceeding through subsequent decades nearly to the point of integrating the archipelago in the UK (which thankfully didn't happen even though British Imperiali authorities harassed and attempted to corrupt the main nationalist political figures actively campaigning against it).

Refer to this on Anastasi, unfortunately I'm in a rush and cannot translate immediately:

http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/cognomi0001n.htm

"Anastasi ha un nucleo importante in Sicilia ed un ceppo non secondario nel perugino, Anastasia ha un ceppo pugliese ed uno nel basso udinese, Anastasio è specifico del napoletano e salernitano, dovrebbero derivare dal nome tardo latino di tradizione cristiana Anastasius o dal nome greco bizantino Anastasios, nomi di cui abbiamo un esempio in Paolo Diacono nel suo Historiae Langobardorum: "...Hic Anastasius litteras Constantino papae Romam per Scolasticum patricium et exarcum Italiae direxit...", ma è pure possibile che in qualche caso derivino da toponimi come: Motta S. Anastasia (CT), Sant'Anastasia (NA), Sant'Anastasio (LU) o Valle Sant'Anastasio (PU)."

[oyukyfairy]

Hello. My last name is Anastacio, but I have come here because I have learned that Anastacio is a variation of Anastasi. Umm... any help please? I am from Mexico (I hope this information is useful...)
Thank you...

[jamiecapaldi]

As all mentioned above; Anastasi is Very common in Sicily and also in Calabria!