Last Name CANTRELL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: One who rang the chanterelle. 'Chanterelle,' a small bell; from 'chanter,' to sing. Most of the members of the family are coming from Yorkshire.
Origin English, Irish, Cape verdean

Rank 920 (2000 US census) 860 (1990 US census)
Count 34,674 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.12%, or 31595 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.65%, or 1612 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.36%, or 125 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.28%, or 444 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.22%, or 423 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.37%, or 475 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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