Antos Family History
Antos Name Meaning
Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name Antal Hungarian form of Anthony . Czech and Slovak (Antoš): from a short form of the personal name Anton (see Anthony ). Polish: variant of Antosz and in North America (also) an altered form of this. Greek: shortened form of various patronymics most likely those derived from the personal name Antonios an equivalent of Anthony e.g. Antonopoulos but also of e.g. Anastasopoulos . This surname is rare in Greece. Compare Anton Jewish (from Hungary): adoption of the Hungarian surname in 1 above because it has some sounds in common with the original German-based surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022