Kantis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• England

Etymology of Kantis

The Anglo-Saxon name Kantis comes from when the family resided in the village of Kentish, where they held land. The surname Kantis was a local name for a person from Kent

Early Origins of the Kantis family

Early History of the Kantis family

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Kantis Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Kantis has been recorded under many different variations, including Cantis, Cantiss, Cantisse, Centeis, Kenteis, Kantisse, Canteis and many more.

Early Notables of the Kantis family

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Migration of the Kantis family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Kantis or a variant listed above: Timothy Cantis, who came to Indiana in 1850.