Cannell Surname

87,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cannell Surname Definition:

Manx forms of Connell, q.v.

Cannell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0401:27,3133,721
United States1,5931:227,53221,981
Australia6981:38,6765,023
Canada2741:134,47313,927
South Africa2431:222,95423,313
New Zealand2151:21,0623,698
Isle of Man1671:51453
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Wales471:65,8415,810
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6731:36,2194,713
Isle of Man6121:8910
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Cannell (18) may also be a first name.

Cannell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Manx forms of Connell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A Manx form of Conell, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Mac Conaill, 'Conail’s Son', though it may sometimes be a contraction of Mac Domhnaill, 'Domh- nall's Son'. ‘Domnhall is a diminutive of the root dom = deminus, "a lord or master.” The "d" by aspira­tion is often omitted in sound, which has given rise to the family name Mac Connell, now common in Ulster' The confusion between Mac Connell and Mac Donnell may have been promoted by the fact that Connall was actually the name of an ancestor of the O’Donnell family.

'Connall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (from whom are descended the Cinel-Conaill), was slain'.

The Scottish clan of Mac Donald derive their name from Donald, eldest son of Reginald, second son of the celebrated Somerled of Argyll, and King of the Isles.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From Canwell; a location name in Staffordshire Or Canville; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cannell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cannell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cannell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Cannell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cannell? popularity and diffusion

Cannell is the 87,255th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,321,644 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Cannell live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Cannell is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname Cannell is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,040 people, or 1 in 27,313. In England Cannell is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Cannell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cannell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cannell surname rose 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 613 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cannell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cannell surname are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.89% registered with the party.

The amount Cannell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.87% more than the national average, earning R 477,336 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $54,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scannell937,800/
Channell935,428/
Cahnnell931/
Ceannell930/
Canell92508/
Cannel92128/
Connell8661,459/
Channel86133/
Chanell86130/
Jannell8679/
Scannel8672/
Scanell8658/
Kannell8627/
Canneel8620/
Cannuel8613/
Cagnell8610/
Cianell8610/
Caniell868/
Camnell865/
Cannehl863/
Sannell862/
Cahnnel862/
Catnell861/
Canelhl861/
Channll861/
Casnell861/
Caunell860/
Canniel860/
Canuell860/
Caunnel860/
Canel837,587/
Giannell8044/
Seannell806/
Cattnell804/
Connellt803/
Sconnell802/
Coonnell801/
Cconnell801/
Connnell801/
Khannell801/
Qconnell801/
Quannell801/
Chonnell801/
Jhannell801/
Counnell801/
Connelll801/
Czhanell801/
Dconnell801/
Scanelll801/
Chaunell800/
Jeannell800/
Scaunell800/
Scannill800/
Channill800/
Chanel774,844/
Canuel774,582/
Connel77824/
Caniel77662/
Kannel77558/
Conell77467/
Jannel77256/
Kanell77168/
Sanell77132/
Caneel7750/
Janell7743/
Sannel7731/
Casnel7729/
Channl7712/
Scanel7710/
Canehl7710/
Canéll776/
Zanell775/
Canill774/
Cainel773/
Cianel773/
Canoel772/
Connll771/
Zannel771/
Scannl771/
Camnel770/
Cannil770/
Cahnel770/
Tschannel7510/
C'Connell751/
Canl7337/
Jeannel71337/
Chainel7180/
Connuel7157/
Kahnell7128/
Cognell7121/
Comnell7116/
Konnell718/
Jeanell718/
Gianell716/
Sonnell716/
Saunell716/
Chonnel714/
Coniell714/
Zanniel714/
Zainell714/
Connill713/
Jonnell713/
Jannelh713/
Sannill713/
Cosnell713/
Sanniel713/
Coenell713/
Cainele713/
Jagnell713/
Jaynell712/
Jaunell712/
Sconell712/
Chaunel712/
Channil712/
Counell711/
Quanell711/
Seanell711/
Saneell711/
Jhannel711/
Connellová711/
Coonell711/
Cohnell711/
Jamnell711/
Dcaniel711/
Kaynell711/
Zaniell711/
Zahnell711/
Kanneel711/
Sannael711/
Zainnll711/
Caynele711/
Chaneel711/
Conaell710/
Connelt710/
Seannel710/
Keanell710/
Scannil710/
Conneel710/
Sahnell710/
Chonell710/
Sganell710/
Conniel710/
Scaunel710/
Cangill710/
Canil6710,329/
Conel671,757/
Kanel671,463/
Janel67967/
Zanel67663/
Sanel67280/
Chanl6722/
Cottnell675/
Canlı675/
Kanll674/
Conll673/
Kannl673/
Sannl673/
Queanell671/
Canelová671/
Sainnoel671/
Sanll671/
D'Chanel671/
Cañel671/
Chainill671/
Jheanell670/
Seanuell670/

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