Does this name mean anything to anyone??

[Quirkylexi]

Helen (nelly) Campbell Brown Cant. Then she married and the surname McDowell was added. This is my great grandmother, She was from Glasgow and lived there during the war in bridgeton area with her husband ( Samuel - Irish) and three children. Two boys and a girl. In aprox 1946 they moved to N ireland. Some names are, William cant, Harry cant?

How common is the Cant name and how common is the Campbell Brown and if it's common why is it so? Is it double barrel and it's never hyphenated.

Very confusing and so many areas and names to find out about.

Any help at all muchly appreciated!

[craft1948]

Cant is quite a common name in Scotland.........following usual scottish tradition ancestors surnames would be given as forenames e.g. if John Irvine's mother's maiden name was Campbell he would be John Campbell Irvine.
The history of the name Cant is given here.......

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/cant