Cannan

English

Alternative forms

• Canan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Canann (“descendant of Canán”), a personal name derived from cano (“wolf cub”).

Proper noun

Cannan (plural Cannans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cannan is the 31285^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 741 individuals. Cannan is most common among White (92.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cannan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280.