Last Name ANTONISON

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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

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