Cantú (Spanish version), Cantù (Italian version), Canto (Portuguese version) Cantu (Anglicised version) is a surname of Italian/Spanish/Portuguese origin.Dictionary of American Family Names. "Cantu Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 4 January 2016. Notable people with the surname include:

Ana Cecilia Cantu (born 1985), Mexican figure skater Carlo Adolfo Cantù (1875–1942), Italian composer Cesare Cantù (1804–1895), Italian historian Egidio Torre Cantú (born 1957), Mexican politician Eloy Cantú Segovia (born 1952), Mexican politician Federico Cantú Garza (1907–1989), Mexican artist Guillermo Cantú (born 1968), Mexican football player Guillermo García Cantú (born 1960), Mexican actor Hector Cantú (born 1961), American writer Homaro Cantu (1976–2015), American chef Jorge Cantú (born 1982), Mexican baseball player Laura Martel Cantú (born 1985), Mexican politician Lionel Cantú (1965–2002), American sociologist Michele Cantú (born 1988), Mexican figure skater Nicolas Cantu (born 2003), American actor and YouTuber Norma Elia Cantú (born 1947), American writer Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), American lawyer Oscar Cantú (born 1966), American bishop Paty Cantú (born 1983), Mexican singer Rachael Cantu (born 1981), American singer-songwriter Rodolfo Torre Cantú (1964–2010), Mexican politician Rolando Cantu (born 1981), Mexican football player Sandra Cantu (2001–2009), American murder victim Vidal Cantu (born 1968), Mexican film producer

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