Kanas Family History
Kanas Name Meaning
Lithuanian: unflattering nickname for a miser kanas. Lithuanian: from Latvian Kāns an adaptation of German Kahn . Slovak (mainly Kanás also Kanaš and Kanáš) and Polish (also Kanaś): occupational name from Hungarian kanász ‘swineherd’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022