The Anthon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 457 people carried this name — #46,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 422 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Anthon.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Anthon live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 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.
Who carried it
People named Anthon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Anthon 1797–1867 · writer -
Marion Graves Anthon Fish 1853–1915 · socialite -
Georg David Anthon 1714–1781 · architect
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Peter Anthon 1722–1782 · bookbinder
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Niels Anthon 1761–1827 · bookbinder
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John Anthon 1784–1863 · jurist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Anthon.
- Anselmi 746 · U.S. census
- Anselmo 3,289 · U.S. census
- Anson 4,079 · U.S. census
- Anstett 926 · U.S. census
- Antal 1,243 · U.S. census
- Antczak 918 · U.S. census
- Anthony 55,114 · U.S. census
- Antic 189 · U.S. census
- Antil 236 · U.S. census
- Antin 280 · U.S. census
- Antkowiak 576 · U.S. census
- Antoine 9,493 · U.S. census
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