Cantwell is a surname of Irish Catholic origin, originally de Conteville. The surname is from

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, found also in English speaking countries such the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.P. Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames. Irish Genealogical Foundation, 1921. . The Cantwell Family Landmarks can be found in Cantwellscourt Ireland with the

Cantwell's Castle Cantwell's Castle is a tower house located in the townland of Sandfortscourt in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It served as the main residence for the head of the Cantwell family, While debated of who owned it in its final days the facts point to t ...

and the

Cantwell Fada The (; also known as the Long Man) is an effigy of a knight on display in the ruins of the 14th-century Kilfane Church in Kilfane near Thomastown in County Kilkenny, southern Ireland. The effigy is carved from a single slab of limestone. The kn ...

the Cantwells are of Irish Catholic Origin.

People with the surname

*Christopher Cantwell (Soccer Player), ex player of Werder Bremen and played for college of Wooster * Christopher Cantwell (white supremacist) (born 1980) *

Christopher Cantwell (filmmaker) Christopher Cantwell is an American writer, producer, and director who has worked in television, film, and comic books. He is best known as one of the two co-creators of the TV series '' Halt and Catch Fire'', for which he also served as a produce ...

, co-creator of the TV series ''Halt and Catch Fire'' *

Colin Cantwell Colin James Cantwell (April 3, 1932 – May 21, 2022) was an American concept artist and director known for his work on films like '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and ''WarGames'', but primarily for doing initial concept designs and models for a num ...

, American science fiction concept artist *''Georgina Cantwell'' (born 1990), contestant on Big Brother UK in 2016, Millionaire Heiress * Harry A. Cantwell (died 1972), American politician and physician *

Hendrika B. Cantwell Hendrika Bestebreurtje Cantwell (born May 3, 1925) is a German-born American retired physician, professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Denver, advocate for abused and neglected children, and parenting educator. She was o ...

(born 1925), Dutch-American professor of pediatrics, advocate for abused and neglected children * John Joseph Cantwell, first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles * John Patrick Cantwell (born 1956), Major General in the Australian Army *

Lesley Cantwell Lesley Judith Cantwell (22 February 1987 – 7 June 2013) was a New Zealand racewalker. Cantwell won the gold medal in the women's 5000 m road walk at the 2013 Oceania Athletics Championships in Tahiti on 4 June 2013. While waiting for the ...

(1987–2013), New Zealand racewalker * Lloyd Cantwell, alias used by Whitaker Chambers (1901–1961) after his friend

Robert Cantwell Robert Emmett Cantwell (January 31, 1908 – December 8, 1978), known as Robert Cantwell, was a novelist and critic. His first novel, ''Laugh and Lie Down'' (1931) is an early example, twenty years before Jack Kerouac, of the American classic ge ...

(1908–1978) *

Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington ...

(born 1958), U.S. Senator from the state of Washington * Mary Cantwell (1930–2000), American-born journalist and novelist who served on the New York Times editorial board * Michael J. Cantwell (1837-1903), American politician *

Noel Cantwell Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (28 February 1932 – 8 September 2005) was an Irish footballer player and sometime cricketer. Club career Cantwell was born in Cork, Ireland, and was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College ...

(1932–2005), Irish cricketer and football *

(1908–1978), American novelist and critic *

Robert Cantwell (architect) Robert Cantwell (c. 1793–1859) was a British architect. He laid out the Norland Estate in Holland Park (north of Holland Park Avenue), where he also designed Norland Square and Royal Crescent. On Holland Park Avenue, he designed terraced hou ...

(c. 1793–1859), British architect * Steve Cantwell (born 1986), American mixed martial arts fighter

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People with the surname

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