Cantillon Family History
Cantillon Name Meaning
Irish (Cork and Limerick): variant of Ó Caindealbháin a spelling intended to resemble French (see 2 below). Compare Quinlan . In some cases possibly also northern French: metonymic occupational name for a stonemason from a derivative of Old French chantille ‘thin brick’ or ‘stone shaped like a large brick’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022