This Spanish and Portugese topographic name Cantus meant 'one who dwelt on a patch of stoney ground, or near a quarrey'. It was also a metonymicoccupational 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.
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Early Origins of the Cantus family
The surname Cantus was first found in Aragon an ancient Kingdom of Spain.
Early History of the Cantus family
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Cantus Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Cañete, Canete, Canet, Caneta, Canette, Canetta, Canetons and many more.
Early Notables of the Cantus family
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Migration of the Cantus family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pedro and Luis Canete who immigrated to Guatemala in 1577; Miguel De Canete who settled in Rio de la Plata in 1594; and Cristobal Canete Garcia who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860. In 1829 Pablo Canet immigrated to New Orleans..
