How common is the surname Antoine?

9,493 people in the United States had the surname Antoine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,523 Americans. It ranked 3,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Antoine?

Matthew Antoine, American skeleton racer, followed by Franz Antoine.

Where is the surname Antoine most common?

Wikidata records people named Antoine in the United States, the Austrian Empire and Belgium.

Is the surname Antoine getting more or less common?

More common. 7,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,493 in 2010, up 25%.

Is Antoine also a first name?

Yes. Antoine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Antoine

A surname, carried by 9,493 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A535 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Antoine is more common than 97.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,493 people named Antoine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,523 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,606.

#3,734

rank among US surnames

9,493

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+24.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,725	Curtin	9,513	32,455
#3,726	Saxton	9,509	32,469
#3,727	Hackney	9,507	32,476
#3,729	Findley	9,505	32,482
#3,730	Holtz	9,502	32,493
#3,731	Glynn	9,501	32,496
#3,732	Scroggins	9,495	32,517

Who is named Antoine

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Antoine identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 77%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Antoines

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Matthew Antoine
American skeleton racer, born 1985
Franz Antoine
Austrian botanist, photographer and gardener (1815-1886)
André Antoine
Belgian politician, born 1960
Caesar Antoine
American businessman, farmer, newspaper editor and politician, 1836–1921

Notable Antoines come mostly from the United States (2), the Austrian Empire (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Antoine

Antoine has the Soundex code A535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A535.

Questions

How common is the surname Antoine?: 9,493 people in the United States had the surname Antoine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,523 Americans. It ranked 3,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Antoine?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Antoine identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Antoine?: Matthew Antoine, American skeleton racer, followed by Franz Antoine.
Where is the surname Antoine most common?: Wikidata records people named Antoine in the United States, the Austrian Empire and Belgium.
Is the surname Antoine getting more or less common?: More common. 7,606 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,493 in 2010, up 25%.
Is Antoine also a first name?: Yes. Antoine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.