Find out how popular the last name Antoun is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Antoun.

Antoun, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Antoun surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Antoun in America

Antoun is the 47429th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Antoun surname appeared 447 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Antoun.

We can also compare 2010 data for Antoun to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Antoun

The surname Antoun originated in Lebanon and Syria during the medieval period. It is derived from the Arabic personal name "Antun," which is a variant of the Ancient Greek name "Antonios" meaning "priceless" or "invaluable." The name was introduced to the region during the Byzantine era and was adopted by Arabic-speaking Christians.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Antoun can be found in the "Chronicle of Patriarch Dionysius of Tell Mahre," a 9th-century Syriac manuscript that mentions an individual named Antoun Ibn al-Batrik. This document provides evidence of the name's presence in the region during the Abbasid Caliphate.

The surname Antoun has been associated with several notable figures throughout history. In the 12th century, a Melkite Greek Catholic priest named Antoun al-Rahi played a significant role in the ecclesiastical affairs of the Antiochian Orthodox Church. Another prominent individual was Antoun Ghandour, a 17th-century Lebanese poet and scholar known for his Arabic literature contributions.

During the 19th century, the name gained prominence with individuals like Antoun Saadeh, a Lebanese philosopher and the founder of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, who was born in 1904 and died in 1949. Additionally, Antoun Kozbari, a Lebanese writer and journalist born in 1858, was a notable figure in the literary circles of his time.

In the 20th century, Antoun Gemayel, a Lebanese politician and statesman, served as the President of Lebanon from 1982 until his assassination in 1982. His son, Pierre Gemayel, also a prominent political figure, was born in 1972 and served as the Minister of Industry until his assassination in 2006.

While the name Antoun has its roots in the Middle East, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including Europe and the Americas, due to migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the historical regions of Lebanon and Syria, where it has a rich cultural and linguistic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Antoun

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Antoun.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Antoun was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Antoun has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Antoun was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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