Cantwell Surname

33,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cantwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kentwell.'

Gilbert de Kentewelle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Cantewell, Close Rolls, 24 Henry VI.

1743. Married — Joseph Shirley and Martha Cantwell: St.

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Cantwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7361:37,2294,609
Australia1,6971:15,9082,245
England1,4371:38,7745,035
Ireland1,3381:3,519622
Canada8571:42,9945,332
New Zealand2451:18,4833,240
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
Wales731:42,3914,090
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile211:838,88017,964
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8491:5,218877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3211:75,9368,295
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6991:29,5583,598

Cantwell (39) may also be a first name.

Cantwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kentwell.'

Gilbert de Kentewelle, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Cantewell, Close Rolls, 24 Henry VI.

1743. Married — Joseph Shirley and Martha Cantwell: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

I.e. de Kentwell An English family completely hibernicized from the twelfth century. Bibl; MIF 50; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Perhaps Canwell, a place in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From some local ending in ville.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A corruption of De Cantelo or Chanteloup. See Codrington.

The Norman People (1874)

From Canwell; a location name in Staffordshire (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cantwell Last Name Facts

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

Cantwell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cantwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Cantwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cantwell is the 33,727th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 463,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cantwell live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name globally, held by 39 people.

Cantwell is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,736 people, or 1 in 37,229. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Cantwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cantwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cantwell last name increased 573 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 448 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 158 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 664 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cantwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cantwell surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cantwell surname are 12.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cantwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning R 242,028 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantweell942/
Canttwell940/
Cantwel937/
Kantwell8812/
Camtwell885/
Contwell884/
Candwell881/
Cantweel881/
Cantuell881/
Cantwill880/
Zantwell880/
Chandwell820/
Cantuel80239/
Cantwil8038/
Kantwill7538/
Candbell754/
Kantuell751/
Condwell750/
Khandwel631/
Condouel509/
Chandvle502/

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Cantwell Reference & Research

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