Cantrell
Cantrell (name) means an English surname, possibly an occupational name for a bellmaker. Example: “Cantrell managed the family farm for decades.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Cantrells
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_____ managed the family farm for decades.
Etymology
Various origins: * Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from an unexplained first element + Old English hyll (“hill”). * From Old French chanterelle (“small bell, treble”), a metonymic occupational surname for a bellmaker or ringer. * A diminutive of Canter.