Cann Family History

Cann Surname Meaning

English (Devon): habitational name from Cann, a place in Dorset named from Old English canna ‘can, cup’, used in the transferred sense of a deep valley or a topographic name from the same word used elsewhere in southwestern England.

Alternatively, it may originate from Middle English canne ‘can, vessel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name denoting a maker of vessels for holding liquids.

Irish: shortened form of McCann.

Americanized form of German Kann and Kahn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Cane, Cain, Wann, Gann, Dann, Cano, Mann, Bann, Kann, Ann

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13K	Military Records
22K	Immigration Records
154K	Census and Voter Lists
147K	Member Trees

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Where is the Cann family from?

You can see how Cann families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cann family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cann families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 253 Cann families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 45% of all the recorded Cann's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Cann families in 1911.

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What did your Cann ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cann. 42% of Cann men worked as a Farmer and 33% of Cann women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cann were Engineer and Income.

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Farmer

42%

Labourer

13%

Miner

Engineer

Housekeeper

33%

Bookkeeper

11%

Farmer

11%

Income

11%

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Census Record

There are 154K census records available for the last name Cann. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cann census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 22K immigration records available for the last name Cann. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 13K military records available for the last name Cann. For the veterans among your Cann ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cann lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cann life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Cann in 1943 was 35, and 74 in 2004.

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Cann Surname Meaning

Alternatively, it may originate from Middle English canne ‘can, vessel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name denoting a maker of vessels for holding liquids.

Irish: shortened form of McCann.

Americanized form of German Kann and Kahn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Cann family from?

What did your Cann ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

42%

Labourer

13%

Miner

Engineer

Housekeeper

33%

Bookkeeper

11%

Farmer

11%

Income

11%

What Cann family records will you find?

What is the average Cann lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Cann life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Cann in 1943 was 35, and 74 in 2004.

Cann Family History

Cann Surname Meaning

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Cann Surname Meaning

449,000 record(s) for Cann

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Where is the Cann family from?

What did your Cann ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Cann family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Cann lifespan?

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