Cantalupe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Cantalupe Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Canteloup (Normandy). The name denotes a locality where wolves were commonly heard “singing,” i.e. howling [from Old French and North. French canter (French chanter), Latin cantare, to sing + French loup, Latin lup-us, a wolf] This is one of a series of similarly formed French place-names—C(h)ante- merle [French merle, blackbird], C(h)ante- perdrix [French perdrix, partridge], &c.
Read More About This SurnameCantalupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Cantalupe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Canteloup (Normandy). The name denotes a locality where wolves were commonly heard “singing,” i.e. howling [from Old French and North. French canter (French chanter), Latin cantare, to sing + French loup, Latin lup-us, a wolf] This is one of a series of similarly formed French place-names—C(h)ante- merle [French merle, blackbird], C(h)ante- perdrix [French perdrix, partridge], &c., &c. There are villages called Canteloup in the Manche and Calvados Depts., and others called Chanteloup in the Eure, Manche, and other French Depts.
CANTALUPE: This ancient Norman family, renowned for having produced a Saint (Thomas C., bishop of Hereford 1275) was seated in early times at Hempston-Cantilupe, co. Devon. The heiress married Sir Thomas de West, ancestor of the Earl de le Warr, whose second title is Viscount Cantalupe. There are several places in Normandy called Canteloup, Canteleu, &c., but from which of them the surname is derived is not positively certain, though M. de Gerville says, it is the parish of Chanteloup, in the canton of Brehal, in Lower Normandy. Mem, Soc. Ant. Normandie. The surname has been spelt in a variety of modes, as Cantelo, Cantelou, Cantelhope, Canteloy, Chantelo, Cantalupe, Cantelupe, Cantilupe, Cantulupe, &c.
User-submitted Reference
Canta is Italian for 'singing' and lupo is Italian for 'wolf'. The name originated from citizens of from papal counties called "Cantalupo" in the mountains of Italy, where they would hear wolves howling at night. The melon, cantaloupe, is said to come from one of these villages, "Cantalupo, Sabina".
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Average Cantalupe Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cantalupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cantalupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cantalupe is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cantalupe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cantalupe reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name Cantalupe is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil Cantalupe is most numerous in: Mato Grosso do Sul, where 69 percent are found and São Paulo, where 31 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Cantalupe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cantalupe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cantalupe surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cantalupe Last Name Statistics demography
Cantalupe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantaloupe | 95 | 20 | / |
| Cantaluppe | 95 | 8 | / |
| Cantalupi | 89 | 431 | / |
| Cantaloup | 89 | 118 | / |
| Cantelupe | 89 | 54 | / |
| Cantalupa | 89 | 22 | / |
| Cantaluppi | 84 | 1,695 | / |
| Cantaloupi | 84 | 26 | / |
| Canteloupe | 84 | 10 | / |
| Cantaloups | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cantallupi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cantaloub | 78 | 12 | / |
| Cantoloup | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kantaluppi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cantoluppi | 74 | 1 | / |
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