Cantelupe Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cantelupe 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.

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Cantelupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667

Cantelupe 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cantelupe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cantelupe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cantelupe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cantelupe.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantelupe? popularity and diffusion

Cantelupe is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Cantelupe is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cantelupe are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Cantelupe is primarily found in: Ohio, where 31 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found.

Cantelupe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantelupe last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Cantelupe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.64% less than the national average, earning $35,970 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Canteloupe9510/
Chanteloupe907/
Canteloup89288/
Cantalupe8916/
Cantaloupe8420/
Cantaluppe848/
Chantiloupe80205/
Cantalupi78431/
Cantaluppi741,695/
Cantaloupi7426/
Cantiluppi747/
Cantoluppi741/
Cantallupi741/
Chontiloupe701/
Kantaluppi631/

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