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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cannon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cannon family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 666
Agricultural Labourer 143
Labourer 121
General Servant 50
Domestic Servant 42
Dress Maker 36
Laundress 36
House Keeper 29
Servant 29
Annuitant 21
Tailor 21
Nurse 20
Farm Servant 19
Charwoman 18
Gardener 18
Carpenter 17
Coal Miner 17
General Servant Domestic 16
Miner 15
No Occupation 14
Clerk 14
Farmers Son 13
Blacksmith 13
Cook 12
Laborer 12

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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The surname Cannon is the most popular version of all its varients

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