Cantley Surname

150,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,938 people bear this surname

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

Cantley 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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Cantley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3931:151,46615,554
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Northern Ireland1011:18,2682,315
England981:568,55234,674
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Australia391:692,19746,687
Wales91:343,83718,086
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland881:42,5373,150
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Cantley (16) may also be a first name.

Cantley 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

Cantley Last Name Facts

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

Cantley occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,208th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,480,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cantley live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,393 people, or 1 in 151,466. In The United States Cantley is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 20 percent reside, West Virginia, where 17 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Cantley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cantley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cantley last name increased 1,468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cantley surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cantley surname are 4.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cantley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.88% less than the national average, earning $39,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $48,398 CAD per year.

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