Cantrell
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Various origins:
- Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from an unexplained first element + Old English hyll (“hill”).
- From Old French chanterelle (“small bell, treble”), a metonymic occupational surname for a bellmaker or ringer.
- A diminutive of Canter.
Proper noun
Cantrell (plural Cantrells)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cantrell is the 988th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35266 individuals. Cantrell is most common among White (89.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cantrell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 281.