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cant Name Meaning and History

  1. Scottish: unexplained. The surname appears in Scottish records from the 15th century; in at least one case it is believed to have come from Flanders.
  2. Americanized spelling of German Kant.

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cant Family Facts

Distribution of cant Families in the US in 1920
Number of cant families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
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