Cantor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cantor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cantor family

Profession Census Frequency
School 33
Clerk 4
Tailor 4
Scholar 4
Cabinet Maker 3
Cap Maker 3
Tailor Presser 3
Typist To Doctor 3
Wood Carver 3
At School 3
Hebrew Teacher 2
Laundress 2
Law Clerk 2
None 2
Tailor Machiner 2
Tailor Maker 2
Commercial Traveller 2
Barman 2
Machinist 2
Assistant In My Business 1
Assisting In Houswork 1
Barhand (dining Room) 1
Boot & Shoe Varnisher 1
Builders Foreman 1
Cabinet Maker (dealer) 1

Cantor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Canter 83% 3,607
2 Counter 57% 2,881
3 Caunter 71% 2,097
4 Cantor 100% 778
5 Conter 67% 163
6 Kanter 67% 100

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The surname Cantor is the 4th most popular variant of Canter.

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