Explore the Family Name Cantrelle

The meaning of Cantrelle

French (northern): from the feminine form of Cantrel. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Armand, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cantrelle saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 33,735th most common surname in the United States and by 2010, it dropped to the 34,668th position, marking a change of -2.77%. However, the actual count of people with this surname slightly increased during this period from 637 to 652, representing a growth of 2.35%. The proportion of people with the Cantrelle surname per 100,000 also experienced a decline from 0.24 to 0.22, down by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,735	#34,668	-2.77%
Count	637	652	2.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cantrelle

The ethnicity data for the surname Cantrelle, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, has shown some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The most dominant ethnic identity remained White with 86.97% in 2000 decreasing modestly to 84.20% in 2010. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname in 2000, however, by 2010 these groups were represented at 0.92% and 2.15% respectively. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black or Hispanic remained fairly stable with only minor decreases from 7.22% to 7.06% and 3.14% to 3.07% respectively. Notably, the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races increased from 1.10% to 2.61%, seeing the biggest percentage change of 137.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.97%	84.2%	-3.19%
Black	7.22%	7.06%	-2.22%
Hispanic	3.14%	3.07%	-2.23%
Two or More Races	1.1%	2.61%	137.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%