Cantlie Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cantlie 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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Cantlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652

Cantlie 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

Cantlie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cantlie occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantlie? popularity and diffusion

Cantlie is the 1,637,889th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Cantlie reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 109,262. In Scotland it is mostly found in: Moray, where 80 percent live, Fife, where 8 percent live and Dumfries and Galloway, where 8 percent live. Not including Scotland this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Cantlie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantlie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Cantlie last name increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantlie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantlie last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Cantlie earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 109.16% more than the national average, earning $90,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.72% more than the national average, earning $78,362 CAD per year.

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