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The Cante surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 557 people carried this name — #39,486 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 71% from 325 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Cante surname

Borrowed from Spanish Cante; this surname is predominantly found in Guatemala.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cante» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 486 people named Cante.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Allier.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Allier 104
Gironde 43
Pyrénées-Orientales 41
Puy-de-Dôme 37
Deux-Sèvres 33
Vienne 32
Rhône 27
Finistère 27

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Cante,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Cante
    Charles Cante 1882–1957 · politician
  • Charles Cante 1903–1981 · artist
  • Matilde Cante 1953– · architect
  • Marcus Cante 1962– · art historian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Cante is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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