Anthon

Anthon is both a given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a variant of Anthony and Anton, used in English, Dutch, and German-speaking contexts. The form ultimately derives from the Latin name Antonius, with various regional evolutions that produced Anthon in Western Europe.

As a surname, Anthon arose as a patronymic or descriptive name for someone linked to an ancestor named Anthon, Anton, or Anthony. It is most closely associated with Dutch and German heritage, and in the United States it appears among families of European descent, sometimes alongside spellings such as Anthony or Anton.

Geography plays a minor but notable role in the name: Anthon, Iowa is a city in Woodbury County, United States.

Notable people with the surname include Charles Anthon, an American classical scholar who taught at Columbia College, and John Anthon, an American lawyer and author. The name also appears in genealogical and onomastic sources as part of the broader family of forms derived from Anthony/Anton.