Last Name PANTER

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Meaning	The panter, the steward of the pantry, also the baker for the household, a paniter. From French 'pannetier.' One duty of the monastery panter was the distribution of loaves to the poor. Panter is a somewhat ferocious-looking corruption. Similar to Gunther and Gunter corruption.

Origin	English, Jewish, Spanish, Irish

Rank	14,928 (2000 US census)	20,631 (1990 US census)

Count	1,819 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

95.16%, or 1731 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.71%, or 13 total occurrences, as black,
0.27%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.15%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.26%, or 23 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.43%, or 26 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Ukrainian middle names

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