Canter is a surname. It is or has been borne in different countries by various unrelated families or families with no known connection to each other. These include English(?)-American Canters whose earliest known possible ancestor is an 18th-century Thomas Canter of Maryland; Jewish-American Canters such as the Kentucky author Mark Canter and the Canter family that opened

Canter's Deli Canter's Deli is a Jewish-style delicatessen, opened in 1931 in Boyle Heights, and later moved to the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California, near the border of West Hollywood, where it is now. It has been frequented by many notable movie st ...

in Los Angeles; a learned medieval and early modern Canter family of

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

and

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, prominent in various branches of learning and in politics; Canters who are related to the

Caunter Caunter is a surname originating principally in the West Country in England. The name derives from Anglo-Norman ''caunter/cauntour'', "singer, one who leads the singing", or from Latin ''cantor'', referring to precentors in cathedrals or monasteries ...

family of Devon, etc. In Britain, the early examples of the surname Canter are all from Latin ''cantor'' and refer to

precentor A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. The details vary depending on the religion, denomination, and era in question. The Latin derivation is ''præcentor'', from cantor, meaning "the one who sings before" (or alternatively, "first ...

s in cathedrals or monasteries. The surname also occurs as a derivation from

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 *Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature *Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...

''caunter/cauntour'', 'singer, one who leads the singing'. Notable people with the surname include: *Andreas Canter (1463–between 1509 and 1516), Dutch humanist prodigy and poet *Bernard Canter (1870–1956), Jewish-Dutch author, journalist, playwright, painter, and designer *

Brian Canter Brian Canter (born June 25, 1987) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding. In his professional career he competed in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit. Canter started out riding at the semi-profe ...

(1987), American professional bull rider *

Dan Canter Dan Canter was a U.S. soccer defender. He played three seasons in the North American Soccer League and three in Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned nine caps with the U.S. national team, scoring two goals, between 1983 and 1985. Born ...

(1961–2020), American soccer defender *David Canter (died 1981), food writer and co-founder of English vegetarian restaurant chain Cranks *

David Canter David Victor Canter (born 5 January 1944) is a psychologist. He began his career as an architectural psychologist studying the interactions between people and buildings, publishing and providing consultancy on the designs of offices, schools, ...

(born 1944), British psychologist * David E. Canter (born 1973), American sports agent *Deborah D. Canter, American dietician, lecturer, and writer on dietetics *Dirck Canter (–1617), Dutch scholar and mayor of Utrecht *Ernst Canter (1888–1956), German WWI officer and air force pilot *Gelmer Canter (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1500, d. after 1520), Dutch librarian and diplomat *Ghebbe Canter (fl. c. 1500), Dutch humanist and nun *

Hilda Mabel Canter Hilda Mabel Canter-Lund (1922 – 15 January 2007) was an English mycologist, protozoologist, and photographer. She worked as a mycologist and then as a senior principal scientific officer at the laboratories of the Freshwater Biological Associat ...

(1922–2007), English mycologist, protozoologist, and photographer *Howard Vernon Canter (1873–1942), American classical scholar, wrote on Latin philology and ancient Rome *Jacob Canter (also ''Jacobus''; 1469–1529), Dutch pastor, poet, and humanist *Jacob Canter (fl. 1500), Dutch mayor of Leeuwarden *Joachim Canter (fl. 1600), Dutch politician in Groningen province * Jean-Christophe Canter (born 1960), French politician *Johannes Canter (1424–1497), Dutch humanist and astronomer *Johannes Canter the Younger (d. after 1527), Dutch humanist, astrologer, and physician *John David Canter, Irish novelist *

Jon Canter Jon Canter is an English television comedy writer for Lenny Henry and other leading comedians. Canter was born and brought up in the Jewish community of Golders Green, North London and studied law at the University of Cambridge, where he became P ...

, English sitcom and comedy writer *

Jonathan Canter Jonathan Canter (born June 4, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Early years Canter was born in Los Angeles, where his father, Stanley S. Canter, worked as a film producer. His father, who was also manager of ...

(born 1965), American tennis player *Jonathan D. Canter, American attorney and novelist *Juan Canter (born 1895), Argentine historian and writer *Karl Canter (1889–1979), German legal practitioner and civil servant *Karl Frederick Canter (1944–2006), American pioneer of experimental positron physics *Kay Canter (died 2007), food writer and co-founder of English vegetarian restaurant chain Cranks *Kieran Canter, American actor *Lambertus Canter (1513-1553), Dutch jurist and man of letters *Larry W. Canter (died 2020), American environmental engineer, lecturer, and writer on environmental issues *

Laurence Canter Laurence A. Canter (born June 24, 1953) and Martha S. Siegel (April 9, 1948 – September 24, 2000) were partners in a husband-and-wife firm of lawyers who posted the first massive commercial Usenet spam on April 12, 1994. This event came shortl ...

(born 1953), American lawyer and Usenet spammer *

Laurie Canter Laurence Richard Canter (born 3 November 1989) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and formerly played in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Amateur career Canter had a successful year in 2010, winning the ...

(born 1989), English golfer *Lee Canter, American educationalist and co-developer of the assertive discipline method *

Marc Canter Marc Canter is an American internet entrepreneur, speaker, technology evangelist and early pioneer of online software,LEFLER, LUKE (2015)The New Stack Makers: Marc Canter and the Days Before Macromedia — Part One". ''The New Stack''. Retrieved ...

, American IT professional and multimedia pioneer *Marc Canter, American Guns N' Roses photographer and author of ''Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction'' (2008) * Mark Canter (born 1952), American journalist and writer *Marlene Canter, American educationalist and co-developer of the assertive discipline method * Mathilda B. Canter (1924–2015), American psychologist *Miriam Canter, American writer and editor of cookbooks * Rosalind Canter (born 1986), British equestrian *Rosemary Canter, British publisher and literary agent *Sheryl Canter, American psychologist, counsellor, writer, and programmer *Theodor Canter (1545-1617), Dutch classical philologist *Ursula Canter (fl. ), Dutch humanist *

Willem Canter Willem Canter (1542–1575) was a classical scholar from Utrecht. He edited the ''Eclogues'' of Stobaeus and the tragedies of Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus. Canter studied under Jean Daurat in Paris before becoming an independent scholar in ...

(1542–1575), Dutch classical scholar

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