Canter (surname)

Canter is a surname. It is or has been borne in different countries by various unrelated families or families with no known connection to each other. These include English-American Canters whose earliest known possible ancestor is an 18th-century Thomas Canter of Maryland;[1] Jewish-American Canters such as the Kentucky author Mark Canter and the Canter family that opened Canter's Deli in Los Angeles;[2] a learned medieval and early modern Canter family of Groningen and Friesland, prominent in various branches of learning and in politics;[3] Canters who are related to the Caunter family of Devon,[4] etc.

In Britain, the early examples of the surname Canter are all from Latin cantor and refer to precentors in cathedrals or monasteries. The surname also occurs as a derivation from Anglo-Norman caunter/cauntour, 'singer, one who leads the singing'.[5]

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canter Genealogy Family History". Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  2. ^ "Canter's Deli website". Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ^ "Biografisch Portaal van Nederland". Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ^ F. Lyde Caunter (1930). Caunter Family History. Solicitors' Law Stationery Society. pp. 15–20.
  5. ^ P.H. Reaney (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routledge. p. 564. ISBN 9780415057370.

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