Cantrill is an occupational surname, for a bellman, first recorded in Staffordshire, England.
Arthur and Corinne Cantrill, Australian filmmakers and commentators Bryan Cantrill, American software developer Hadley Cantril (1906–1969), American researcher of public opinion James E. Cantrill (1839–1908), Captain in the Confederate States Army Cavalry, politician and judge J. Campbell Cantrill (1870–1923), U.S. Representative from Kentucky Andrew Cantrill, British organist and choral director
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