How common is the surname Cantor?

4,441 people in the United States had the surname Cantor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,522 Americans. It ranked 7,500th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cantor?

In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Cantor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cantor?

Eddie Cantor, American comedian and actor (1892–1964), followed by Eric Cantor.

Where is the surname Cantor most common?

Wikidata records people named Cantor in the United States.

Is the surname Cantor getting more or less common?

More common. 3,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,441 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Cantor

A surname, carried by 4,441 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cantor is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,441 people named Cantor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,522 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,978.

#7,500

rank among US surnames

4,441

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,713)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,494	Hepler	4,445	69,459
#7,496	Vong	4,443	69,490
#7,497	Ressler	4,442	69,506
#7,500	Jiles	4,441	69,522
#7,502	Espiritu	4,438	69,569
#7,504	Cureton	4,437	69,584

Who is named Cantor

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

70% of people named Cantor identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cantors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eddie Cantor
American comedian and actor (1892–1964)
Eric Cantor
American politician (born 1963)
James Cantor
American-Canadian sexologist (1966-)
Max Cantor
American actor and journalist (1959–1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cantor

Cantor has the Soundex code C536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C536.

Questions

How common is the surname Cantor?: 4,441 people in the United States had the surname Cantor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,522 Americans. It ranked 7,500th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cantor?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Cantor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cantor?: Eddie Cantor, American comedian and actor (1892–1964), followed by Eric Cantor.
Where is the surname Cantor most common?: Wikidata records people named Cantor in the United States.
Is the surname Cantor getting more or less common?: More common. 3,978 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,441 in 2010, up 12%.