Explore the Family Name Cantillon

The meaning of Cantillon

1. Irish (Cork and Limerick): variant of Ó Caindealbháin, a spelling intended to resemble French (see 2 below). Compare Quinlan. 2. In some cases possibly also northern French: metonymic occupational name for a stonemason, from a derivative of Old French chantille ‘thin brick’ or ‘stone shaped like a large brick’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cantillon has shown a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 94,227 in 2000 to 86,005 in 2010, marking an 8.73% rise in its popularity. Furthermore, the count of people with the Cantillon surname grew by 20.56%, increasing from 180 individuals in 2000 to 217 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,227	#86,005	8.73%
Count	180	217	20.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cantillon

The ethnic identity associated with the Cantillon surname also underwent changes during this period, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly all (97.22%) of those with the Cantillon last name identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 93.55%. Interestingly, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the Cantillon surname rose notably from 0% in 2000 to 3.23% in 2010. The census did not record any individuals of Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Cantillon surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.22%	93.55%	-3.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.23%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%