Canut Surname

205,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Canut Surname User-submission:

Canu or Canut is a French surname, which means 'cane naked'. The artisans making fabrics were highly skilled, but the cost of the equipment to make fabric was extremely expensive and therefore were not able to own them back in the 15 to 18th.

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Canut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7941:83,65611,876
Spain7371:63,4365,732
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Cănuț (1) are calculated separately.

Canut (183) may also be a first name.

Canut Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Canu or Canut is a French surname, which means 'cane naked'. The artisans making fabrics were highly skilled, but the cost of the equipment to make fabric was extremely expensive and therefore were not able to own them back in the 15 to 18th. centuries. While highly skilled they tend to not make a lot of money in the city, in which they work. When they went back to their village, the walk with their cane, which had a pouch attached to it. The pouch was where the belongings and cash was usually attached. They came back with not much or nothing (naked). The expression became the 'naked cane people' or canne nue, canu in French.

- cedriccanu

Canut Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canut is found most in France. It may occur as a variant: Cănuț. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canut? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,808th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,616,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Canut reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Canut is also the 673,127th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 183 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 83,656. In France Canut is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 39 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent reside. Excluding France this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 37 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Canut Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canut has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canut surname grew 1,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canut Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Canut surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.

Canut earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $37,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Chanut914,455/
Canute91744/
Canutt9191/
Canaut9143/
Canuyt9127/
Canust9111/
Canout919/
Cannut918/
Canuth911/
Camnut910/
Canu8915,298/
Cănuț871/
Canault83330/
Chaunut8364/
Channut8362/
Chainut8351/
Canoute8344/
Canouts835/
Chanute834/
Cannutt834/
Canuste833/
Changut833/
Chanaut832/
Cannute832/
Canutte832/
Tchanut831/
Chaynut831/
Cannuth830/
Chanuth830/
Camnout830/
Canup801,897/
Sanut801,043/
Canau801,043/
Canot80936/
Canus80913/
Cannu80674/
Kanut80296/
Janut80184/
Canou80159/
Canuz80103/
Conut8095/
Cangu8069/
Canux8063/
Caneu8038/
Zanut8029/
Cainu8024/
Caunu8020/
Canud806/
Canuu805/
Canuj803/
Qanut801/
Cahnu801/
Chanhout779/
Cagnault773/
Changuth772/
Catnault771/
Caunault771/
Caneus731,057/
Canupp73820/
Canaud73786/
Januth73473/
Kanuth73437/
Kanout73401/
Janout73250/
Kannut73228/
Canaux73203/
Sanuth73201/
Kanute73154/
Canoot73131/
Canuhe73119/
Cañute7392/
Sainut7376/
Kanuit7374/
Cannot7363/
Cannou7357/
Cangou7357/
Janutt7346/
Cannau7343/
Qanout7336/
Kangut7330/
Cannup7328/
Zanute7328/
Canahu7327/
Caneup7326/
Khanut7322/
Canott7321/
Canuch7314/
Caynot7313/
Janute7312/
Kaenut7310/
Cannnu739/
Canhui739/
Jainut737/
Cheanu737/
Zanuth737/
Jannut737/
Conaut736/
Sannut735/
Sanutt735/
Cannux735/
Cannus735/
Canheu735/
Zanout735/
Jaynut735/
Cangau734/
Canaus734/
Kanaut734/
Chanud734/
Janudt734/
Sanaut733/
Janaut733/
Saunut733/
Kaneut732/
Canous732/
Canhou732/
Cagnou732/
Janutė732/
Kamnut732/
Zagnut731/
Kaunut731/
Kanult731/
Kanutt731/
Sanudt731/
Catnus731/
Canneu731/
Canuss731/
Cainau731/
Cainnu731/
Jagnut731/
Conute731/
Comnut731/
Keanut731/
Cainus731/
Cainot731/
Janust731/
Zangut731/
Canauz731/
Canouï731/
Cianot731/
Caingu731/
Zanutt731/
Kainut731/
Katnut731/
Canoup730/
Canaup730/
Conutt730/
Kanust730/
Conout730/
Caignault7170/
Kanu67238,162/
Kanoute6745,550/
Chanaud67370/
Cannoot67347/
Conu67303/
Cannaux67135/
Cañu67115/
Cognaut67100/
Sanauth6773/
Canneus6762/
Caignau6760/
Cannaud6757/
Kainaut6753/
Januthe6747/
Cagneux6742/
Janhout6742/
Gianutt6738/
Kannout6737/
Cainaud6734/
Cheynut6731/
Canó6728/
Cagnoux6716/
Camhout6713/
Canú6713/
Janutte6712/
Choonut6712/
Cannoux678/
Kanutte678/
Cannupp677/
Kanauth676/
Caignou676/
Kanaudt675/
Zaynout675/
Kainout674/
Kanhult674/
Kanaute673/
Sannuth673/
Conault672/
Jagnuth672/
Kannaut672/
Jannaut672/
Zanuthe672/
Zanutte672/
Saunnut672/
Kahnhut671/
Kanaust671/
Kamnaut671/
Kanhute671/
Sannuit671/
Cannous671/
Cainous671/
Januzzt671/
Khanout671/
Jeanaut671/
Januszt671/
Jannuth671/
Zainout671/
Cânu671/
Cahanup671/
Canù671/
Cañaute671/
Cagnaux671/
Chanoud671/
Jhanuht671/
Kanuste671/
Khasnut671/
Kasnuth671/
Connutt670/
Cannott670/
Cannaus670/
Connute670/
Canusch670/

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