The Canto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,918 people carried this name — #15,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is up 19% from 1,607 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,910 people named Canto live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 298 people named Canto.
109 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Canto live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Canto,
with a public archive behind them.
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João de Castro do Canto e Melo, 1.º visconde de Castro 1740–1826 · military personnel -
João de Castro do Canto e Melo, 1.º visconde de Castro 1740–1826 · military personnel
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Ernesto do Canto 1831–1900 · politician -
João do Canto e Castro 1862–1934 · politician -
João do Canto e Castro 1862–1934 · politician
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Pero Anes do Canto 1472–1556 · land owner
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Canto.
- Cante 557 · U.S. census
- Cantero 2,253 · U.S. census
- Cantie 112 · U.S. census
- Cantillon 217 · U.S. census
- Cantin 1,389 · U.S. census
- Cantini 121 · U.S. census
- Canton 2,353 · U.S. census
- Cantone 836 · U.S. census
- Cantoni 348 · U.S. census
- Cantore 347 · U.S. census
- Cantos 890 · U.S. census
- Cantrel 229 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Canto 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.