Cannon Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cannon Name Meaning: From middle english canun 'canon'.Derived from a nickanme given to someone who worked within a 'clergy house'.

The name is of medieval english origin. The 'canon' was the official church leader & someone may have denoted the name by working for the canon himself.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cannon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cannon family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 421
Agricultural Labourer 137
Labourer 89
House Servant 69
At Home 47
Farm Labourer 44
Servant 40
Laundress 30
Dress Maker 29
Ag Lab 19
General Servant 18
Gardener 17
Lace Maker 17
Annuitant 17
Tailor 16
House Keeper 15
Shoe Maker 14
Errand Boy 13
Blacksmith 12
Cook 11
Farmers Wife 11
Carpenter 11
Pauper 11
Dock Labourer 11
Charwoman 11

Cannon Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cannon 100% 36,715
2 Connon 83% 2,823
3 Cannan 83% 2,275
4 Canon 83% 1,817
5 Calnon 83% 357
6 Cunnane 57% 200
7 Connan 67% 168

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