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    The surname Antonio

    An Italian surname, carried by 15,461 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ 4 syllables Soundex A535 Also a first name

    Antonio: #2,358 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Antonio #2,358, 15,461 people Antonio: #2,358 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Antonio #2,358, 15,461 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Antonio is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

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

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,461 people named Antonio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,969 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,267.

    #2,358
    rank among US surnames
    15,461
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +50.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,200)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,349Julian15,52019,893
    #2,350Ceballos15,51519,900
    #2,351Leary15,50519,913
    #2,352Borden15,50019,919
    #2,354Nagy15,49719,923
    #2,355Chatman15,47319,954
    #2,356Dow15,47219,955

    Who is named Antonio

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

    54% of people named Antonio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 14% as white (not Hispanic).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Antonios

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lou Antonio
      American actor (b. 1934)
    • Maruco Antônio Urunau
      Brazilian association football player, born 1970
    • Paulo António Alves
      Association football player from Angola, 1969–2021
    • Manuel Antonio
      Angolan distance runner, born 1988
    • Marcelo Álvaro Antônio
      Brazilian politician, born 1974
    • Juan Antonio
      Argentine footballer, born 1988

    Notable Antonios come mostly from Brazil (2), Angola (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Antonio

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

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Antonio come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio. Doublet of Anthony.
    How common is the surname Antonio?
    15,461 people in the United States had the surname Antonio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,969 Americans. It ranked 2,358th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Antonio?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Antonio identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Antonio?
    Lou Antonio, American actor (b. 1934), followed by Maruco Antônio Urunau.
    Where is the surname Antonio most common?
    Wikidata records people named Antonio in Brazil, Angola and the United States and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Antonio?
    Antonio is /ænˈtoʊnioʊ/, 4 syllables.
    Is the surname Antonio getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,461 in 2010, up 51%.
    Is Antonio also a first name?
    Yes. Antonio 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.