Cant is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cant
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

1. German, kante, a corner, edge, coast–a local name radically equivalent to Kent. 2. Strong; hearty; lusty.

How popular is Cant?

Cant is common in England, Australia, India, Belgium, Scotland, United States, Mexico, Canada, Cambodia, New Zealand, South Africa.

Cant is ranked 60019 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cants grew by 9.59 per cent to 320 since 2000 and ranked 62531 after elevating 1281 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.56 86.99
Hispanic or Latino 11.56 3.77
Black 4.69 6.51
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.56 0
Cant is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 8400 people have been found who wears Cant as their family name. Cant is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cant:
3,117 England2,496
2,770 Australia1,352
30,125 India1,210
Countries with hundreds of Cant:
2,919 Belgium606
1,436 Scotland514
64,200 United States431
7,444 Mexico348
11,509 Canada344
1,952 Cambodia260
3,831 New Zealand207
30,898 South Africa164
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
61,904 Italy81
29,788 Spain70
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,699 Wales39
154,208 France39
129,424 Germany31
23,433 Switzerland28
11,611 Singapore21
60,801 Netherlands20
236,959 Brazil18
352,754 Thailand15
7,342 Northern Ireland14
13,802 Taiwan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
68,137 Pakistan10
28,721 Moldova9
138,864 Poland8
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Cant from Ireland aboard the Nestorian from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on September 30, 1848. 20 years old Mary Cant, 22 years old Thomas Cant, 25 years old Thomas Cant, William Cant (23) Workman, are other Cant that migrated to US.

From Germany

Marg. Cant worked as farmer and mechanic and hailed from Germany. 23 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Koophandel and arrived on February 14, 1854. Hermi. Cant, aged 32, Baker Emil Cant, are others that migrated to US.

Cant Namesakes

  • Gilbert Cant, London-born American journalist
  • Brian Cant, English actor of stage, television and film
  • Robert Cant, British Labour politician
  • Sanne Cant, Belgian racing cyclist

Cant Namesakes

  • Gilbert Cant, London-born American journalist
  • Brian Cant, English actor of stage, television and film
  • Robert Cant, British Labour politician
  • Sanne Cant, Belgian racing cyclist

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