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-Normancaunter/cauntour, 'singer, one who leads the singing'.[5]
Notable people with the surname include:
Andreas Canter (1463–between 1509 and 1516), Dutch humanist prodigy and poet
Bernard Canter (1870–1956), Jewish-Dutch author, journalist, playwright, painter, and designer
Brian Canter (1987), American professional bull rider
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surnameCanter. If an
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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-Normancaunter/cauntour, 'singer, one who leads the singing'.[5]
Notable people with the surname include:
Andreas Canter (1463–between 1509 and 1516), Dutch humanist prodigy and poet
Bernard Canter (1870–1956), Jewish-Dutch author, journalist, playwright, painter, and designer
Brian Canter (1987), American professional bull rider
This page lists people with the
surnameCanter. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.