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Anthony

in the US

There are 44,494 people with the last name "Anthony" in the United States.

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Anthony 547
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  1. is 543rd most common Abbott
  2. is 544th most common Massey
  3. is 545th most common Horn
  4. is 546th most common Kirby
  5. is 547th most common Anthony
  6. is 548th most common Atkinson
  7. is 549th most common Allison
  8. is 550th most common Skinner
  9. is 551st most common Combs

Similar Names and Nicknames

Anthon, Anthes, Anthis, Anthonio, Anthoni, Anthofer, Anthney, Anthoney, Antholz, Anthem

Most Common First Names for Anthony

Michael, James, John, Robert, David, William, Mark, Richard, Mary

Meaning & History

English: from the personal name Anthony, Latin Antonius. See also Anton. This, with its variants, cognates, and derivatives, is one of the commonest European personal names. Many of the European forms have been absorbed into this spelling as American family names; for the forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988. Spellings with -h-, which first appear in English in the 16th century and in French (as Anthoine) at about the same time, are due to the erroneous belief that the name derives from Greek anthos ‘flower’. The popularity of the personal name in Christendom is largely due to the cult of the Egyptian hermit St. Anthony (AD 251–356), who in his old age gathered a community of hermits around him, and for that reason is regarded by some as the founder of monasticism. It was further increased by the fame of St. Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), who long enjoyed a great popular cult and who is believed to help people find lost things.

South Indian: this is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name among Christians from South India in the U.S.

FOREBEARS John Anthony of Hampstead, Middlesex, England (now part of north London) migrated to Boston, MA, in 1634. By 1640 he had moved to Providence, RI, where his descendants are still established.

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