Cannons Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cannons Surname Definition:

Cannon’s (Son): v. Cannon.

Cannons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia701:385,65331,598
Canada691:533,99444,923
United States691:5,253,028264,570
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Cannons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Cannon’s (Son): v. Cannon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cannons Last Name Facts

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

Cannons has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cannons? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 625,459th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Cannons are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 271,795. In England Cannons is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 19 percent live, Berkshire, where 14 percent live and West Sussex, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Cannons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cannons has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cannons surname decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cannons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cannons surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cannons earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.06% more than the national average, earning $59,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $48,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canons923/
Canonse86127/
Sannons863/
Connons862/
Cannans861/
Camnons860/
Canonnse801/
Cannonce801/
Canans771/
Sanons770/
Canonce71755/
Kannans7133/
Caunans719/
Canunse717/
Canhoms711/
Jeanons711/
Kanonse711/
Cononse710/
Comnons710/
Counons710/
Jannhans672/
Chananse671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cannons
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