# Cantrell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #55,993

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cantrell