Canon Surname
Approximately 11,260 people bear this surname
Canon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the Canon' (v. Shannon); compare Archdeacon, Bishop, PrieSt, Deacon, &c.
John le Cannon, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Canon. Oxfordshire, ibid.
1527.
Read More About This SurnameCanon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,362 | 1:107,811 | 11,797 |
| Philippines | 3,180 | 1:31,836 | 4,649 |
| France | 1,778 | 1:37,358 | 4,603 |
| Belgium | 490 | 1:23,463 | 3,691 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Guatemala | 335 | 1:48,008 | 2,223 |
| Indonesia | 328 | 1:403,199 | 34,161 |
| Haiti | 224 | 1:47,696 | 2,913 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Colombia | 155 | 1:308,220 | 5,809 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Algeria | 61 | 1:633,304 | 39,663 |
| Nauru | 49 | 1:242 | 69 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,383 | 1:36,311 | 4,308 |
The alternate forms: Cañon (28,363), Canón (4), Canoñ (3), Cànon (1), Cañón (82), Cañòn (7) & Cañoñ (3) are calculated separately.
Canon (1,561) may also be a first name.
Canon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the Canon' (v. Shannon); compare Archdeacon, Bishop, PrieSt, Deacon, &c.
John le Cannon, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Canon. Oxfordshire, ibid.
1527. William Legheand Alice Cannon: Marriage Lic. (London).
1570. Baptised — Jone. d. Jeames Cannone: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English, Irish) A clergyman on the staff of a cathedral or important church; a member of a Canon's entourage; descendant of the wolf cub.
A canon, a member of an ecclesiastical order. See Ecclesiastical Surnames. In the H.R. Le Cannon, Le Canon, Canoun. There is a place called Canon, near Lisieux in Normandy.
(Welsh.) The river Taf is called in the interior the Canon, or the singing river. A rule, a law; a dignitary of the church.
Cannon is an old name in this county, both at Nast Hyde in St. Peter's and at Clothall; there was a John Canon of Ware or Shenley in the time of Henry VI. (Cus.). In the 13th century the name occurred, usually in the form of Canon, in Oxfordshire, Hunts, Cambridgeshire, etc. (H. R.). There are a few representatives of the name in Somerset.
Canon Demographics
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Canon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Canon is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cañon, Canón, Canoñ, Cànon, Cañón, Cañòn or Cañoñ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Canon? popularity and diffusion
Canon is the 46,048th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 647,207 people. The surname Canon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Canon are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 196,069th most widely held first name globally, borne by 1,561 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,362 people, or 1 in 107,811. In The United States Canon is most frequent in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 28 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.
Canon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Canon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canon surname increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Canon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Canon surname is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Christian (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Canon last name are 36.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.97% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Canon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $43,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% less than the national average, earning $41,628 CAD per year.
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Canon Reference & Research
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