Czech surnames
Kantor: what the name means
Kantor means “cantor”.
In January 2017, 2,644 people in Czechia were named Kantor or Kantorová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Jablunkov341
- Around Třinec337
- Around Praha196
- Around Ostrava179
- Around České Budějovice96
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Kantor mean?
Kantor means “cantor”.
How many people are called Kantor in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,644 people in Czechia were named Kantor or Kantorová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Kantor most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Jablunkov (341), Třinec (337), Praha (196).