Ganter Family History
Ganter Name Meaning
South German: occupational name for an official in charge of the legal auction of property confiscated in default of a fine; such a sale was known in Middle High German as a gant (from Italian incanto a derivative of Late Latin inquantare ‘to auction’ from the phrase In quantum? ‘To how much (is the price raised)?’). German: metonymic occupational name for a cooper from Middle High German ganter kanter ‘barrel rack’. German: variant of Gander This surname (in any of the possible senses; see also above) is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). English and French: occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves from Middle English ga(u)nter Old French gantier. Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Gantar: occupational name from a dialect variant of gontar ‘shingler’. Alternatively perhaps a nickname or metonymic occupational name from gantar ‘wooden pedestal for barrels in the cellar’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022