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
School 631
General Labourer 89
Labourer 53
Private Means 53
Farm Labourer 45
General Servant (domestic) 40
Farmer 38
None 34
Coal Miner Hewer 33
Dressmaker 31
Dock Labourer 26
Domestic Servant 25
House Painter 24
Scholar 24
Carman 22
Clerk 22
Laundress 20
Charwoman 20
At Home 19
House Keeper 19
Bricklayer 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Labourer General 18
At School 17
Machinist 16

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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