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Where Does The Last Name Canniff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Canniff is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canniff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Canniff is the 326,564^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Canniff reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 934 people, or 1 in 388,072. In The United States Canniff is most common in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Canniff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Canniff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canniff surname increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Canniff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Canniff surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.67% registered with the party.

The amount Canniff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $48,605 CAD per year.