How common is the surname Canal?

1,135 people in the United States had the surname Canal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Canal?

David Canal, Athletics (sport) competitor.

Where is the surname Canal most common?

Wikidata records people named Canal in Spain.

Is the surname Canal getting more or less common?

More common. 1,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Canal

A surname, carried by 1,135 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canal is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,135 people named Canal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,007.

#22,618

rank among US surnames

1,135

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #23,514)

Who is named Canal

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

60% of people named Canal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 60%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Canals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Canal
Athletics (sport) competitor, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Canal

Canal has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

Questions

How common is the surname Canal?: 1,135 people in the United States had the surname Canal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Canal?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Canal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Canal?: David Canal, Athletics (sport) competitor.
Where is the surname Canal most common?: Wikidata records people named Canal in Spain.
Is the surname Canal getting more or less common?: More common. 1,007 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 13%.