Given name & surname
Antone
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
Antone is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Antone is a variant of Anthony. One Latin interpretation is “a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Antone is a variant of Anthony. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Antone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,977
- 5,967 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 132 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,712 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,712 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 132 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,730 as a first name in 2020; 2,771 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Antone’s family of names
Antone has a related form in Anthony. In Picard usage, Antone has a conventional equivalent in the French form Antoine. In Greek usage, Antone as a surname is a transliteration of Αντόνε.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Antone
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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