The Anton surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,823 people carried this name — #5,129 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 6,345 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 2,151 people named Anton live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,280 people named Anton.
567 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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 Poland’s population register
694 people named Anton have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 876 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
371 people named Anton live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 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 100 people named Anton 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 Brussels-Capital.
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
232 people named Anton 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.
Who carried it
People named Anton,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gottfried Anton 1571–1618 · writer -
Paul Anton 1661–1730 · writer -
Conrad Gottlob Anton 1745–1814 · university teacher -
Christiana Anton d. 1822
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Carl Anton 1722– · author
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Hermann Eduard Anton 1794–1872 · zoologist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Anton.
- Antin 280 · U.S. census
- Antkowiak 576 · U.S. census
- Antoine 9,493 · U.S. census
- Antoinette 118 · U.S. census
- Antolin 1,082 · U.S. census
- Antolini 333 · U.S. census
- Antona 107 · U.S. census
- Antonelli 4,518 · U.S. census
- Antonetti 919 · U.S. census
- Antoni 347 · U.S. census
- Antoniak 300 · U.S. census
- Antoniazzi 149 · U.S. census
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