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
Average Canon Salary in
United States
$43,206 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Canon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Canon is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Cañon, Canón, Canoñ, Cànon, Cañón, Cañòn or Cañoñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Canon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canon is the 46,048th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 647,207 people. The last name Canon is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Canon live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Canon is also the 196,069th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 1,561 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,362 people, or 1 in 107,811. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.
Canon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Canon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Canon last name expanded 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Canon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Canon last name is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Christian (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Canon surname are 36.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.97% being 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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Footnotes
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