Cantrill Surname

190,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cantrill Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) = Canter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us.

Cantrill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0591:52,6146,457
Australia5621:48,0356,004
United States5201:697,03655,176
Canada481:767,61660,775
Wales141:221,03813,576
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4061:60,0387,038
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Cantrill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) = Canter (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el, Latin -ell-us.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cantrill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cantrill is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantrill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,124th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,281,200 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Cantrill reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 52,614. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 22 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent live and Staffordshire, where 11 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Cantrill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cantrill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cantrill surname grew 261 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cantrill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cantrill surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cantrill surname are 27.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.88% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cantrill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $59,637 CAD per year.

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