Cantlay Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cantlay Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cantley,' (1) a parish in Norfolk, four miles from Acle; (a) a parish in Yorkshire, three miles from Doncaster.

Rogerus de Cantelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1797.

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Cantlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
England1111:501,96431,980
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cantlay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cantley,' (1) a parish in Norfolk, four miles from Acle; (a) a parish in Yorkshire, three miles from Doncaster.

Rogerus de Cantelay, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1797. Married — Robert Mulcaster and Margaret Cantley, Cumberland: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the Yorkshire place of the name. Milne's etymology (Place-names of Aberdeenshire) from Gaelic chuitail corrupted into Whitehall and then translated into Gaelic by can, white, and tulach, hill, is nonsense. William Cantuli was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1452 (NSCM., I, p. 13), and William Cantuly or Cantuli held land there before 1497 (REA. I, p. 338—339). Andrew Cantly was admitted burgess in 1508 (NSCM., I, p. 43). Master John Cantly or Cantely appears as archdeacon of St. Andrews, 1524 ant 1541. Gilbert Cantlie, witness in Shetland, 1626 (OSS., I, 152). Cantlie 1612.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Cantley = Canta’s Lea [Anglo-SaxonCantan-leáh—Cantan, genit. of Canta, perh. a variant of Ganda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cantlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantlay occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cantlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 656,126th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,877,006 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Cantlay live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States Cantlay is most prevalent in: California, where 39 percent live, Florida, where 23 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 26 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Cantlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cantlay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cantlay surname expanded 4,833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantlay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cantlay are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cantlay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 919.1% more than the national average, earning R 2,421,760 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantly9242/
Cantellay8854/
Cantley862,938/
Chantly8617/
Chantla865/
Kantlay863/
Cantella80940/
Cantilla80145/
Chantley809/
Cantelly804/
Scantley800/
Contla772,120/
Cantle77851/
Kantla7753/
Santla779/
Jantla771/
Kantly771/
Cantillas751,221/
Chantilly75323/
Chantelly7555/
Canntella754/
Cantaella751/
Chantilla751/
Chantella751/
Cantler71362/
Cantlie71122/
Santley71116/
Saintla719/
Santhla713/
Kanthla712/
Contley712/
Chantle712/
Cantilleja711/
Chantillia711/
Kantlya711/
Chontla711/
Canttli710/
Cantelli675,083/
Santella674,807/
Santilla67653/
Cantelle67296/
Contella67170/
Cantilli6767/
Kainthla6735/
Contelly6729/
Jantella674/
Kanthlia673/
Countley672/
Cantille672/
Saintley672/
Canthler671/
Contilly671/
Kantella671/
Kanthlla671/
Contilla671/
Caintles671/
Jacently671/
Camtella671/
Jantilla671/
Kantilla671/
Cantlish671/
Chantlei671/
Quantley670/
Sauntley670/

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