Kanner Family History
Kanner Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a maker of jugs from an agent derivative of Middle High German or Middle Low German kanne ‘jug tankard’ German Kanne (see Kann ). German: occupational name for a maker of gutters and drainage pipes Middle High German kaner. Compare Kandler .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022