Cantrall Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

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

Cantrall Surname Definition:

(French, English) One who likes to sing; the little singer.

Cantrall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0291:352,24431,564
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

Cantrall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, English) One who likes to sing; the little singer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cantrall Last Name Facts

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

Cantrall occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantrall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cantrall is the 347,156th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cantrall reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cantrall is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,029 people, or 1 in 352,244. In The United States Cantrall is most numerous in: Illinois, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Japan, where 0 percent reside.

Cantrall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cantrall has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantrall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cantrall last name are 29.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.09% being registered with the political party.

Cantrall earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,553 USD per year.

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