The Antal surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,243 people carried this name — #21,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 238,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 1,160 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Antal surname
Borrowed from Hungarian Antal.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Antal» (Slovak), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
145 people named Antal live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
66 people named Antal have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 133 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Antal.
Most of them — 30 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Antal live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
68 people named Antal is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Antal,
with a public archive behind them.
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János Antal 1767–1854 · Reformed pastor -
Gábor Antal 1843–1914 · writer -
Géza Antal 1846–1889 · surgeon -
Géza Antal 1866–1934 · politician -
Mihály Antal 1792–1850 · librarian
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József Antal 1799–1866 · Reformed pastor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Antal.
- Anselm 475 · U.S. census
- Anselme 172 · U.S. census
- Anselmi 746 · U.S. census
- Anselmo 3,289 · U.S. census
- Anson 4,079 · U.S. census
- Anstett 926 · U.S. census
- Antczak 918 · U.S. census
- Anthon 457 · U.S. census
- Anthony 55,114 · U.S. census
- Antic 189 · U.S. census
- Antil 236 · U.S. census
- Antin 280 · U.S. census
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