Canty Surname

40,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Canty Surname Definition:

(Scot.) Cheerful, Lively, Brisk [Scot.: cp. Low German kantig] He grew canty and she grew fain.

‘The Gaberlunyie Man’: Percy’s Reliques.

Canty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6441:37,5844,648
England1,0131:55,0036,682
Ireland6701:7,0281,022
Australia6551:41,2155,295
France3051:217,77933,834
Canada2381:154,81315,712
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Wales371:83,6366,963
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5581:7,9391,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:73,4208,090
Wales271:58,0892,880
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5501:32,3993,894

Canty (136) may also be a first name.

Canty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scot.) Cheerful, Lively, Brisk [Scot.: cp. Low German kantig] He grew canty and she grew fain.

‘The Gaberlunyie Man’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó an Chaintighe A bardic family of west Cork.

MIF 50. Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó an Chaintighe A bardic family of west Cork.

MIF 50. Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Italian) Descendant of Encantie (satirist).

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

Canty Last Name Facts

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

Canty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canty? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,658th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 565,628 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Canty reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Canty is also the 794,286th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 9,644 people, or 1 in 37,584. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Canty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Canty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canty last name rose 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 120 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Canty last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Canty last name are 7.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Canty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 57.5% more than the national average, earning $35,757,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $40,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cantey912,694/
Cantay91862/
Cantoy91333/
Chanty91129/
Cantty912/
Canthy911/
Caunty911/
Cantuy911/
Cantys910/
Cannty910/
Caintoy831,128/
Cauntoy83427/
Chanthy83250/
Cauntay83245/
Tchanty8359/
Chantey8331/
Chantay8320/
Chantiy8310/
Chantoy835/
Cantaya834/
Chanhty832/
Chantty832/
Cajntoy831/
Chantuy831/
Cante8017,330/
Canta807,598/
Canti803,496/
Kanty801,120/
Conty801,057/
Canté8039/
Cantí804/
Cantè802/
Cantá801/
Chantaya77261/
Catintay7769/
Channthy771/
Chanthay771/
Chanthey771/
Canter739,075/
Chanti733,579/
Cantet731,280/
Cantea731,182/
Cianti73867/
Cantez73807/
Cantes73656/
Çantay73583/
Chante73578/
Cantie73503/
Cainta73295/
Cantoa73251/
Kantay73239/
Kantiy73180/
Caunte73166/
County73158/
Contey73149/
Kanthy73126/
Kantey7383/
Cointy7382/
Cantio7382/
Canthe7374/
Kantyo7366/
Contoy7361/
Cantis7355/
Cantti7347/
Quanty7343/
Cantha7341/
Contay7337/
Cantiz7337/
Contty7332/
Khanty7330/
Cantip7330/
Zantay7322/
Cantee7319/
Zainty7313/
Ccanti7313/
Cantoi7311/
Canteh7311/
Cantai7310/
Zantey739/
Kainty739/
Caynte739/
Cantúa737/
Canthi737/
Canteu736/
Cainte735/
Caunti735/
Canthé733/
Camtoy732/
Kantty732/
Keanty732/
Ccante732/
Czanta732/
Csanta732/
Cantta731/
Cantte731/
Camthy731/
Candti731/
Cahnti731/
Chonty731/
Cianta731/
Ciante731/
Cannta731/
Camtay731/
Kantyś731/
Zantty731/
Cantùa731/
Canted731/
Caunta731/
Contuy731/
Contyt731/
Kantyi731/
Cantii731/
Connty730/
Cannte730/
Kaanty730/
Coonty730/
Conthy730/
Chanthaya71198/
Cahantaya713/
Chanthi672,827/
Caunter67916/
Cantais67689/
Tchanti67334/
Tchante67302/
Cantois67193/
Chantui67159/
Kantaya67109/
Chontay67103/
Chantee6787/
Chantai6766/
Countey6757/
Cantees6751/
Kanthiy6744/
Kantaiy6739/
Canther6735/
Chaanti6732/
Zhantay6727/
Chantaj6726/
Kauntey6723/
Kantysh6717/
Chanthe6717/
Casente6713/
Chaunte6712/
Cianter6710/
Kanthay6710/
Chantti679/
Cainete679/
Cantoha678/
Ciantis677/
Kauntay677/
Zaintay676/
Chganti675/
Chantoi674/
Chhante674/
Ckantoi674/
Cantuha674/
Cianthi674/
Chontey673/
Khantyo673/
Chantea672/
Chantte672/
Khantey672/
Countay672/
Cauntes672/
Chantio672/
Casnter671/
Canthis671/
Cantter671/
Chontiy671/
Caunthi671/
Ckantti671/
Ciantes671/
Kantioy671/
Khantay671/
Kaintey671/
Quantay671/
Cahanta671/
Cahntez671/
Caintie671/
Caintio671/
Camntaj671/
Cantuis671/
Chantih671/
Ccontoy671/
Catente671/
Dxantyi671/
Kantaay671/
Khanthy671/
Cannter670/
Cantiss670/
Coontey670/
Cantess670/

Canty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Canty in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻧﺘﻰkanty-

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Canty Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canty
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