Cantlupe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Cantlupe 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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Cantlupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Cantlupe 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

Cantlupe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantlupe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantlupe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cantlupe live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Cantlupe is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 38 percent live, Maryland, where 31 percent live and District of Columbia, where 23 percent live.

Cantlupe Last Name Statistics demography

Cantlupe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year.

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