How common is the surname Canto?

1,918 people in the United States had the surname Canto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. It ranked 15,303rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Canto?

Ernesto Canto, athletics competitor (1959–2020), followed by Flávio Canto.

Where is the surname Canto most common?

Wikidata records people named Canto in Mexico and Brazil.

Is the surname Canto getting more or less common?

More common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,918 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Canto

A surname, carried by 1,918 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canto is more common than 90.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,918 people named Canto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,607.

#15,303

rank among US surnames

1,918

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+19.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,471)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,296	Brasfield	1,919	160,889
#15,303	Canto	1,918	160,973
#15,309	Kinner	1,917	161,057

Who is named Canto

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

57% of people named Canto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 57%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cantos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernesto Canto
Athletics competitor (1959–2020)
Flávio Canto
Brazilian judoka, born 1975

Notable Cantos come mostly from Mexico (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Canto

Canto has the Soundex code C530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C530.

Questions

How common is the surname Canto?: 1,918 people in the United States had the surname Canto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,973 Americans. It ranked 15,303rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Canto?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Canto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Canto?: Ernesto Canto, athletics competitor (1959–2020), followed by Flávio Canto.
Where is the surname Canto most common?: Wikidata records people named Canto in Mexico and Brazil.
Is the surname Canto getting more or less common?: More common. 1,607 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,918 in 2010, up 19%.