Canto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

This Spanish and Portugese topographic name Canto meant 'one who dwelt on a patch of stoney ground, or near a quarrey'. It was also a metonymic occupational name for a quarry man or mason, originally rendered in the Latin form "Cantus" (the rim or edge of a wheel).

Alternatively, the name could have been a local name, derived from the name of the place where the first person who brought it lived or had land. From the point of view of its etymology, this ancient word means "extremity or side", "tip or corner". From this information we can deduce that the first bearer of this surname probably lived near a quarry or in a fairly rocky place.

Early Origins of the Canto family

The surname Canto was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.

Early History of the Canto family

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Canto Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cañete, Canete, Canet, Caneta, Canette, Canetta, Canetons and many more.

Early Notables of the Canto family

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Canto Ranking

In the United States, the name Canto is the 15,249^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Canto is ranked the 8,237^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Canto migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Canto Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hernando Del Canto, who arrived in America in 1813 3
Pablo Canto, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1841 3
Antonio Canto, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1845 3
Leon Canto, who landed in New York in 1849 3
Lucie Canto, aged 9, who arrived in New York in 1849 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Canto (post 1700) +

Adan Canto (1981-2024), Mexican actor who portrayed Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past, Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following and starred on Fox's The Cleaning Lady until his death
Adan Canto (1981-2024), Mexican actor, known for his roles as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past, Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and A.J. Menendez in the ABC prime-time series Blood & Oil
Ernesto Canto Gudiño (1959-2020), Mexican five-time gold medalist race walker
Canto A. Santoro, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, 1983

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)