The Cantos surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 731 people carried this name — #30,229 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Cantos.
Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Hérault.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
23 people named Cantos live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cantos.
- Cantini 127 · U.S. census
- Canto 1,607 · U.S. census
- Canton 2,178 · U.S. census
- Cantone 801 · U.S. census
- Cantoni 343 · U.S. census
- Cantore 388 · U.S. census
- Cantrel 242 · U.S. census
- Cantrelle 637 · U.S. census
- Canty 7,769 · U.S. census
- Canu 139 · U.S. census
- Canuel 256 · U.S. census
- Canuto 308 · U.S. census
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