Find out how popular the last name Cantarero is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cantarero.

Cantarero, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cantarero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cantarero in America

Cantarero is the 28333rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cantarero surname appeared 843 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cantarero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cantarero to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cantarero

The surname Cantarero originates from Spain and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "cantarero," which means a pottery maker or a seller of pottery. The name likely originated in regions of Spain where pottery-making was a prominent industry, such as Andalusia or Valencia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Cantarero can be found in the census records of Seville, Spain, from the year 1588, where a family with this surname is listed as residents of the city. This suggests that the name may have originated in or around the Andalusian region.

In the 17th century, the Cantarero surname appears in various Spanish colonial records, indicating that individuals bearing this name were among the early settlers in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. For example, a Diego Cantarero is mentioned in the records of the Spanish settlement in Cartagena, Colombia, in the year 1634.

A notable historical figure with the surname Cantarero was Juan Cantarero, a Spanish painter who lived in the 18th century (1736-1806). He was known for his religious paintings and worked extensively in churches and monasteries throughout Spain.

Another individual of note was Manuel Cantarero, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was born in 1785 and played a significant role in the Battle of Vitoria in 1813.

In the 19th century, the Cantarero surname can be found in various literary works and historical records from Latin American countries, reflecting the spread of the name through Spanish colonization. One example is Pedro Cantarero, a Peruvian author and journalist who lived from 1818 to 1892.

Variations of the spelling, such as Cantariero or Cantareros, can also be found in some historical records, possibly due to regional dialects or transcription errors. However, the most common form remains Cantarero.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cantarero

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cantarero.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cantarero was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cantarero has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cantarero was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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