Cantos
See also: cantos
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Cantos. Usually a Filipino surname, but also a Spanish surname, prevalent in Ecuador and parts of Spain.
Proper noun
Cantos (plural Cantoses)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cantos is the 27185th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Cantos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (65.96%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cantos”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 281.
Anagrams
- Caston, Octans, actons, cast on, octans
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkantos/ [ˈkãn̪.t̪os]
- Rhymes: -antos
- Syllabification: Can‧tos
Proper noun
Cantos ?
- a surname
Statistics
- According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Cantos occurs in Spain as a first surname by 6,206 individuals, and as a second surname by 6,032 individuals. It is prevalent in Barcelona, Albacete, Málaga, Madrid, Alicante, Cádiz and Granada.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkantos/, [ˈkan.tos]
Proper noun
Cantos
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cantos is the 654th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 14,414 individuals.