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Cantu Early Origins

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The surname Cantu was first found in Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia), where the ancient ancestors of the Cantu family once lived. The name Cantu means "circular," or "rolling stone." The name is most likely toponymic in origin, meaning that it was taken from a geographic feature near the family's home; in this case, the family probably lived near a round and prominent rock.

Cantu Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cantu, Cantuti and others.

Cantu Early History

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Cantu Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cantu Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Plutareo Cantu, aged 24, who landed in America, in 1895

Cantu Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angela Cantu, aged 26, who emigrated to the United States from Milan, Italy, in 1905
Angelo Cantu, aged 23, who settled in America from Carbonara, Italy, in 1912
Francesco Cantu, aged 44, who emigrated to the United States from Palazzago, Italy, in 1913
Rinaldo Cantu, aged 18, who emigrated to the United States from Paloizzago, Italy, in 1913
Violante Cantu, aged 7, who landed in America from Pastringo, Verona, in 1916
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cantu (post 1700)

Norma V. Cantu (b. 1954), American civil rights lawyer and educator
Homaro Cantu (b. 1976), American inventor, entrepreneur, chef, and gastronomer
Jorge Luis Cantú (b. 1982), American Major League Baseball third baseman
Cesare Cantú (1804-1895), Italian historian and novelist
Rolando Cantu (b. 1981), Mexican football player

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Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Rome Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana 56 volumesr. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Bongioanni, Angelo. Nomi e Cognomi. Saggio di Ricerche Etimologiche e Storiche. Torino: A. Forni, 1979. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Guelfi Camajani, Piero. Dizionario Araldico 1940 Reprint Arnoaldo Forni. Milan: 1978. Print.
Di Crollalanza, G.B. Dizionario Storico-Blasonico Delle Famiglie Nobili e Notabili Italiane 3 volumes. Pisa. Print.
Stiens, Robert E. Passenger list Italy to New York 1893 In Italian Genealogist. Torrance, CA: Augustan Society No 3, 1983. Print.
Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Cantu Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cantu Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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