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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

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The Anthony surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Greek.) From ??, a flower; flourishing, beautiful, graceful.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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