# Antonio (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/antonio/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,461 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,358 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,969 people |
| Change since 2000 | +51% (10,267 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ænˈtoʊnioʊ/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio. Doublet of Anthony.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Antonio in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 54% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 20% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Antonio in Brazil, Angola, the United States and Argentina.

## People named Antonio

- Lou Antonio, American actor (b. 1934)
- Maruco Antônio Urunau, Brazilian association football player
- Paulo António Alves, association football player from Angola
- Manuel Antonio, Angolan distance runner
- Marcelo Álvaro Antônio, Brazilian politician
- Juan Antonio, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Antoine, Anton, Andino, Antone, Antony, Antuna, Antin, Anthony, Antonelli, Antonucci, Antwine, Antonacci.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.