Last Name ANTHONY

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Meaning	The son of Antony; the 'h' is intrusive. The name has become popular in England in the 13th century, as having been born by the great hermit of the 4th century. He was the patron saint of the swineherd, and as fat as a Tantony pig, and 'to follow like a Tantony pig' became proverbial expression. A flower; nourishing, beautiful, graceful.

Origin	English, Greek, Jewish, Indian, Spanish, Chilean, Irish, Lebanese, Falkland, Haitian, South african, Hungarian, Pakistani

Rank	580 (2000 US census)	528 (1990 US census)

Count	52,146 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

63.43%, or 33076 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
30.43%, or 15868 total occurrences, as black,
1.1%, or 574 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.62%, or 323 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.84%, or 959 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.59%, or 1351 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Ukrainian middle names

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.