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Is the last name "Toney" Italian or some other heritage?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Toney isn't an Italian last name, Toni is Italian.

    The short name for Anthony, which is Antonio, is Toni, in Italy we don't use the final Y to short our names, just Americans of Italian origin do such thing.

    The story that someone has written on here about of Italian immigrants is ludicrous and very stupid.

    The last name Toney is from some other heritage.

    Source(s): Italian living in Italy.
  • Tai
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    It's both an Italian and an English name, although it's much more commonly English.

  • Alex
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Yes.

    Toney is both an English and an Italian last name.

    https://www.houseofnames.com/toney-family-crest/It...

  • Vince
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    It's shortened from the Latin form of Anthony and has its roots in the ancient Roman occupation of Britain, but it's considered an English name.

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Not Italian, so it's "some other heritage."

    https://www.houseofnames.com/toney-family-crest

    Source(s): The name Toney was brought to England by the Normans in 1066.
  • 4 years ago

    If the name is spelled Tony, then most likely they are Italians.

    The word TO-N-Y means TO NEW YORK. When Italians were immigrating to the United States by boat, they would stamp the word TONY on their forehead, so that they would be sure to make it to New York , without getting lost.

    Eventual Italian people would name their child "Tony" to make the shipping process easier.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    As a last name, it doesn't sound very Italian. Perhaps English.

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