Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ANTHONY
There are approximately 15,391 people named Anthony in the UK. That makes it the 650th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 244 are named Anthony.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
AntonyAnthon
Aanthony
Annthony
Anthhony
Anthiony
Anothony
Anthonay
Anthone
Anthny
Antdhony
Anthones
Amthony
Anthona
Anthoin
Anthonby
Anthnoy
Anethoney
Anthoins
Andanthony
Anthoine
Anthney
The Anthony surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Greek.) From ??, a flower; flourishing, beautiful, graceful.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ANTHONY. The personal name ; also a parish in Cornwall. Places called St. Antoine and Antoigni occur in Nonuandy.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.