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Canvaser Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the canvaser,' a manufacturer of canvas, hempen cloth; Middle English canevas, a trisyllable in Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Henry le Canevacer, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Richard le Canvaser, ibid.
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This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the canvaser,' a manufacturer of canvas, hempen cloth; Middle English canevas, a trisyllable in Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Henry le Canevacer, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Richard le Canvaser, ibid.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvasser | 94 | 115 | / |
| Canvasse | 88 | 8 | / |
| Canveser | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canvasi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanvase | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanvaserth | 78 | 1 | / |
| Canbazer | 75 | 55 | / |
| Canvache | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kanvased | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khanvasir | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanvaseth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanvaje | 67 | 153 | / |
| Canbasi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kanvasi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanvage | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qanuase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Convoisier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanbassere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Convoisere | 67 | 0 | / |
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