Last Name ANTONY

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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.

Origin	English, Irish, Haitian, Hungarian

Rank	21,776 (2000 US census)	41,468 (1990 US census)

Count	1,114 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

50.72%, or 565 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.19%, or 69 total occurrences, as black,
35.91%, or 400 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.45%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.6%, or 29 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
4.13%, or 46 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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English surnames

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