# Canete (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/canete/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,007 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,747 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 306,599 people |
| Change since 2000 | +75% (574 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish Cañete, a common Hispanic and Filipino surname, from cañete, or of toponymic origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Canete in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 49% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 42% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Similar surnames

Cantu, Canty, Canto, Cannata, Canedo, Cantey, Conde, Conti, Canada, Canady, Conte, Cannady.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.