Canter Surname

55,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Canter Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) Singer, Chanter. [Old English cantere, Lat-cantor; or Anglo-French c(h)aunter, c(h)antour( French chanteur), Latin cantor]

Canter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6161:47,5925,775
Moldova3961:8,9931,505
England2781:200,42517,512
Turkey1351:576,45531,373
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Wales511:60,6775,433
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Israel261:329,14027,831
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Belgium131:884,35769,774
France111:6,038,429280,838
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Bahamas61:65,292848
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:101,56410,213
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0741:46,7595,371

Canter (67) may also be a first name.

Canter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin or Anglo-French-Latin) Singer, Chanter. [Old English cantere, Lat-cantor; or Anglo-French c(h)aunter, c(h)antour( French chanteur), Latin cantor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Latin cantor. A precentor or chanter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Chanter and Cantor, no doubt a precentor or chanter in a church; from Anglo-Saxon cantere, a singer.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From a French personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Canter Last Name Facts

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

Canter occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Canter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Canter is the 55,934th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 803,035 people. The surname Canter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Canter are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Canter is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 67 people.

Canter is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,616 people, or 1 in 47,592. In The United States Canter is primarily found in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Canter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canter surname grew 709 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Canter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Canter last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Canter surname are 14.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Canter earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning R 249,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $24,132,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.39% less than the national average, earning $42,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.39% more than the national average, earning $61,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantere921,293/
Caunter92916/
Chanter92765/
Cantier92283/
Canther9235/
Cianter9210/
Cahnter923/
Casnter921/
Cantetr921/
Cantter921/
Cannter920/
Cante9117,330/
Chanther8615/
Chandter863/
Chainter862/
Cheanter861/
Canterre861/
Chantere861/
Chantter860/
Kanter839,097/
Santer833,752/
Cantey832,694/
Cantre832,484/
Conter832,164/
Cantir831,715/
Cantet831,280/
Cantea831,182/
Cantez83807/
Cantes83656/
Cantie83503/
Zanter83317/
Caunte83166/
Janter8391/
Canthe8374/
Cantee8319/
Canteh8311/
Camter8310/
Caynte839/
Canteu836/
Cainte835/
Ccante832/
Cantte831/
Canted831/
Cannte830/
Tschanter80146/
Canterova802/
Chauntter800/
Chantre777,458/
Counter771,997/
Kanther77451/
Khanter77441/
Santier77276/
Saunter77191/
Kantere77185/
Chantir77182/
Contier77178/
Sainter77106/
Cantire77103/
Zahnter77100/
Kantert7754/
Cantees7751/
Conteur7748/
Santher7714/
Casente7713/
Sandter7711/
Cainete779/
Kantier778/
Cointer774/
Contter774/
Zanther773/
Kaunter772/
Tsanter772/
Santter772/
Kasnter772/
Quanter772/
Cauntes772/
Chonter772/
Janterr772/
Cantreh771/
Janther771/
Jeanter771/
Jainter771/
Cosnter771/
Zantger771/
Zantier771/
Zaunter771/
Zantere771/
Zainter771/
Caantre771/
Cahntez771/
Caintie771/
Catente771/
Conther771/
Contere771/
Janterp771/
Kanterz771/
Connter770/
Kandter770/
Kantter770/
Jantter770/
Janteer770/
Camtear770/
Cauntre770/
Camther770/
Cantess770/
Canthre770/
Tzschanter758/
Kante73239,298/
Conte73142,305/
Canty7312,884/
Canta737,598/
Canti733,496/
Camte7367/
Canté7339/
Cantí734/
Cañte732/
Cantè732/
Cantá731/
Qante731/
Saintier71529/
Chantire7191/
Cantayre7171/
Kasenter7124/
Zanthier7119/
Seantier7119/
Chaintre7118/
Santherr7113/
Santhier7111/
Conthier715/
Jacinter713/
Santhear713/
Khannter712/
Khantere712/
Khanther712/
Quantier712/
Quantear711/
Sauntier711/
Cassente711/
Chandtre711/
Counther711/
Zeantear711/
Khanteur711/
Jocinter711/
Jasinter711/
Jocenter711/
Quainter710/
Conteh67309,333/
Kanteh677,398/
Quante672,143/
Kanthe671,881/
Konter671,642/
Khante671,449/
Cointe671,399/
Contes671,285/
Contet671,235/
Sonter67986/
Cantay67862/
Contee67834/
Kantee67805/
Jantre67475/
Contre67377/
Cantoy67333/
Cainta67295/
Kanterova67276/
Cantoa67251/
Contie67227/
Contte67218/
Ceynte67198/
Tschantre67167/
Contey67149/
Santir67145/
Kantej67125/
Kainte67101/
Kantey6783/
Cantio6782/
Kantei6775/
Conteș6761/
Cantis6755/
Contea6755/
Kantir6751/
Conteş6747/
Cantti6747/
Counte6741/
Cantha6741/
Kantre6738/
Cantiz6737/
Kantie6737/
Conthe6736/
Kaunte6734/
Cantip6730/
Kantır6719/
Santyr6718/
Caãete6718/
Contez6717/
Kantte6714/
Ccanti6713/
Cantoi6711/
Jonter6710/
Cantai6710/
Zonter679/
Jamter677/
Conteu677/
Cantúa677/
Canthi677/
Kantea675/
Caunti675/
Kantep675/
Kaante674/
Zantir674/
Canthé673/
Kannte672/
Cantty672/
Connte672/
Santér672/
Kamnte672/
Chanthair672/
Canthy671/
Kahnte671/
Cantta671/
Candti671/
Camdte671/
Cahnti671/
Caunty671/
Contej671/
Contge671/
Cantuy671/
Cannta671/
Contei671/
Zamter671/
Katentere671/
Khantherr671/
Kanteu671/
Kantez671/
Gkante671/
Camtes671/
Cantùa671/
Caunta671/
Ceinte671/
Kasintere671/
Cantii671/
Cconte671/
Jeanetter670/
Comter670/
Cantys670/
Giainther670/
Cannty670/
Qantes670/

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