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.
Discover how your Cannon ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 151 |
| Berkshire | 103 |
| Cambridgeshire | 26 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 134 |
| Cornwall | 57 |
| Cumberland | 166 |
| Derbyshire | 29 |
| Devon | 81 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 91 |
| Essex | 177 |
| Gloucestershire | 70 |
| Hampshire | 118 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 300 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 30 |
| Isle of Man | 102 |
| Kent | 111 |
| Lancashire | 793 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 67 |
| London | 1,222 |
| Middlesex | 246 |
| Northumberland | 76 |
| Norfolk | 19 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 90 |
| Oxfordshire | 39 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 30 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 121 |
| Surrey | 200 |
| Sussex | 79 |
| Staffordshire | 113 |
| Warwickshire | 87 |
| Westmorland | 92 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 309 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 36 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 897 |
| General Labourer | 113 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 91 |
| Labourer | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 54 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Living On Own Means | 42 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Laundress | 32 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Farmer | 22 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Dock Labourer | 17 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Cannon | 2,606 |
| John Cannon | 2,310 |
| William Cannon | 2,146 |
| James Cannon | 1,508 |
| Thomas Cannon | 1,390 |
| Elizabeth Cannon | 1,255 |
| George Cannon | 1,221 |
| Sarah Cannon | 1,172 |
| Charles Cannon | 826 |
| Ann Cannon | 821 |
| Henry Cannon | 673 |
| Jane Cannon | 668 |
| Ellen Cannon | 629 |
| Margaret Cannon | 597 |
| Joseph Cannon | 574 |
| Annie Cannon | 493 |
| Emma Cannon | 482 |
| Edward Cannon | 480 |
| Catherine Cannon | 457 |
| Eliza Cannon | 433 |
| Robert Cannon | 397 |
| Alice Cannon | 394 |
| Frederick Cannon | 359 |
| Emily Cannon | 354 |
| Arthur Cannon | 320 |