How common is the surname Canty?

8,047 people in the United States had the surname Canty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,368 Americans. It ranked 4,413th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Canty?

Dominique Canty, American basketball player (born 1977), followed by Brendan Canty.

Where is the surname Canty most common?

Wikidata records people named Canty in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Canty getting more or less common?

More common. 7,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,047 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Canty

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 8,047 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). Canty is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).

Canty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,047 people named Canty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,368 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,769.

#4,413

rank among US surnames

8,047

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,404	Quevedo	8,064	38,287
#4,406	Lum	8,060	38,306
#4,407	Duque	8,058	38,315
#4,408	Lathrop	8,057	38,320
#4,409	Royster	8,056	38,325
#4,410	Cornish	8,050	38,353
#4,412	Martinson	8,048	38,363

Who is named Canty

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

60% of people named Canty identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Cantys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dominique Canty
American basketball player (born 1977)
Brendan Canty
Australian bicycle racer, born 1992
Judy Canty
Australian long jumper, 1931–2016
Marietta Canty
American actress (1905-1986)

Notable Cantys come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Canty

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

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Canty come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).
How common is the surname Canty?: 8,047 people in the United States had the surname Canty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,368 Americans. It ranked 4,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Canty?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Canty identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Canty?: Dominique Canty, American basketball player (born 1977), followed by Brendan Canty.
Where is the surname Canty most common?: Wikidata records people named Canty in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Canty?: Canty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Canty getting more or less common?: More common. 7,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,047 in 2010, up 3.6%.