Cantalupo Family History
Cantalupo Name Meaning
Italian: habitational name from any of various places in Italy called Cantalupo thought to be a grimly humorous name derived from Latin cantare ‘to sing’ + lupus ‘wolf’ i.e. denoting a settlement where the wolves could be heard howling in the uncleared woods around. This is a widespread placename but some scholars now dispute its derivation believing it to have been altered by folk etymology.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022