Mexican (Cantú): probably a habitational name from
Cantù in Italy. This surname is extremely frequent in Mexico, but
rare elsewhere. IGI has 0 examples from Spain; 4700 from Mexico; and
just 22 from Como, Italy.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Cantu
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Cantu census records
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