Explore the Family Name Cantillo

The meaning of Cantillo

Spanish (mainly southern): topographic name from cantillo, for someone who lived on a street corner. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Julio, Roberto, Edgardo, Jose, Lourdes, Manuel, Rafael, Abelardo, Alfonso, Alfredo, Alvero, Arcadio.

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How common is the last name Cantillo in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cantillo has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cantillo was ranked 28,049 in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it climbed to rank 27,303, marking a 2.66% rise. The count of individuals with the Cantillo surname also rose during the same period, from 804 people in 2000 to 885 people in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 10.07%. Despite this growth, the proportion of the Cantillo surname per 100k people remained constant at 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#27,303	2.66%
Count	804	885	10.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cantillo

The ethnicity distribution for the Cantillo surname, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, shifted notably between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic contingent represented the largest group within this surname, growing from 71.77% in 2000 to 77.06% in 2010. Conversely, the proportion identifying as White decreased from 22.26% in 2000 to 18.64% in 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a significant decline, down 29.72% from 4.98% in 2000 to 3.50% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races disappeared completely from the data in 2010, while Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnicities were not represented in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	71.77%	77.06%	7.37%
White	22.26%	18.64%	-16.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.98%	3.5%	-29.72%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%