Last name Canton (Canton 
, 廣東 
, Cantón 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The family name Canton is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly U.S. Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Belize, where it is quite a rare surname, and El Salvador. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Italy, Mexico, and Philippines. Very seldom, Canton is the forename as well as the last name.
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john canton British physicist, GB (b. 1718) |
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| franz thomas canton Austrian painter, AT (b. 1671) |
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| johann gabriel canton German painter, 1710-1753, AT (b. 1710) |
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gustav jacob canton DE (b. 1813) |
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frank m. canton American lawman, US (b. 1849) |
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alfred canton French military personnel and officer, FR (b. 1850) |
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| william canton British writer (1845-1926) (b. 1845) |
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| pat canton Irish hurler (1896-1978), IE (b. 1896) |
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mark canton American film producer, US (b. 1949) |
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| darío canton Argentinian writer, AR (b. 1928) |
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| mario canton UY (b. 1925) |
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| philippe canton (b. 1935) |
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| neil canton American film producer, US (b. 1948) |
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| james canton American businessman (b. 1951) |
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| licia canton Canadian writer and scholar, CA (b. 1963) |
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