The Anthony surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 55,114 people carried this name — #618 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,350 people counted. That is up 6% from 52,146 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 364 people named Anthony.
74 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
157 people named Anthony live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 28 people named Anthony 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 Antwerp.
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
79 people named Anthony are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Anthony in American newspapers,
1899–1928.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Anthony,
with a public archive behind them.
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W. B. Anthony d. 1933 · politician -
Charles Anthony d. 1846 · naval officer
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Moll Anthony d. 1878 · cunning folk
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Anthony Anthony d. 1563
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Bridget Anthony d. 1963
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Francis Anthony 1550–1623 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Anthony.
- 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
- Anthon 457 · 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
- Antoinette 118 · U.S. census
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