Surname Anker (Anker 
, アンカー 
, Анкер 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Anker is habitual in Denmark, where it is quite a rare surname, Norway, and Netherlands. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Netherlands, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Anker is the forename as well as the last name.
| erik olufsen anker (1644-1699) (b. 1644) |
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peter anker Norwegian general, diplomat and painter (1744-1832), NO (b. 1744) |
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bernt anker Norwegian merchant and ship-owner, NO (b. 1746) |
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carsten anker Norwegian merchant, civil servant and politician (1747-1824), NO (b. 1747) |
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peder anker Prime Minister of Norway in Stockholm 1814-1822, NO (b. 1749) |
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jess anker (1753-1798) (b. 1753) |
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| erik anker Norwegian merchant, NO (b. 1709) |
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anker vilhelm frederik bornemann Danish judge (1763-1854), DK (b. 1763) |
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| anker andreas suhm Danish judge (1721-1788), DK (b. 1721) |
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matthias joseph anker Austrian mineralogist, AT (b. 1771) |
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morten anker (1780-1838), NO (b. 1780) |
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| anker smith Line engraver, GB (b. 1759) |
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hedevig betzy annette sigismunda anker (1819-1879) (b. 1819) |
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| johann baptist anker AT (b. 1760) |
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ludwig anker Hungarian entomologist (b. 1822) |
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