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The surname Antone is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Antoine. Patronyms were the oldest and most common form of hereditary surnames. The personal name Antoine is derived from the Latin name Antonius, and was very popular in the Middle Ages thanks to the popularity of St. Antony of Thebes and St. Anthony of Padua. St. Antony of Thebes (251-356) is credited with the founding of monasticism. St. Anthony of Padua lived from 1195 to 1231.

Early Origins of the Antone family

The surname Antone was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Antone family

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Antone Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Antoine, Antoinette, Dantoine, d'Antoine, Antone, Antoin, d'Antoin, Danthoine, Antoine, d'Anthoine, Antoinet, Dantoinet, d'Antoinet, Lantoine, Lanthoine, Anthoine, d'Anthoine, de Thoin, le Thoin, de Toin, le Toin, Antoinet, d'Antoinet, Lantoinet, l'Antoinet, Anthoinet, Lanthoinet, l'Anthoinet, d'Antoinette, Lantoinette, Dantoinette, Antoing, d'Antoing, Dantoing, de Toine, le Toine, de Toine and many more.

Early Notables of the Antone family

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Antone Ranking

In the United States, the name Antone is the 10,818th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Antone family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antoine, aged 25; settled in Grenada in 1774; Albe Antoine settled in Louisiana in 1721; Jean Antoine, son of François and Françoise Catherine, of St Jean, married Marie-Joseph Nolet in Montré.


Contemporary Notables of the name Antone (post 1700) +

  • Jean Antone (1943-2016), American professional wrestler
  • Steve Antone (1921-2014), American farmer and politician, member of the Idaho House of Representatives (1969-1996)
  • Donald Antone, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2000 2
  • Milton Antone Silveira (1929-2013), American aerospace engineer, NASA's Chief Engineer (1983 to 1986), involved in Mercury, Gemini and Apollo flights, and contributed to the investigation into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • Donald Antone Hahn (b. 1948), American former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Antone Chavez Exum Jr. (b. 1991), American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Antone Minthorn, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 3
  • Antone F. Cravalho, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1936 4
  • Antone Hunt, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 5


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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