The surname Canas
A surname, carried by 4,832 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C520
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,832 people named Canas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,896 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,340.
#6,937
rank among US surnames
4,832
people in 2010
1.6
per 100,000 Americans
+44.7%
change since 2000 (was #9,002)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6,933 | Holler | 4,836 | 63,843 |
| #6,935 | Whiteley | 4,834 | 63,870 |
| #6,936 | Rubenstein | 4,833 | 63,883 |
| #6,937 | Canas | 4,832 | 63,896 |
Who is named Canas
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Canas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
- White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Canas has the Soundex code C520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C520.
Questions
- How common is the surname Canas?
- 4,832 people in the United States had the surname Canas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,896 Americans. It ranked 6,937th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Canas?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Canas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Canas getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,340 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,832 in 2010, up 45%.