# Cannon (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 71,085 |
| US rank (2010) | 466 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,343 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (67,923 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkænən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Channon |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Canann (“descendant of Cana”), Ó Canáin (“descendant of Canán”), from cana (“wolf cub”). Comparable to McCann, McConnon, Connon. * As an English surname, from the noun canon. * As a French surname, variant of Canon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cannon 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cannon in the United States and Australia.

## People named Cannon

- Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer (1863-1941)
- Dyan Cannon, American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer (born 1
- Walter Bradford Cannon, American physiologist (1871-1945)
- Joseph Gurney Cannon, American politician (1836–1926)
- Reggie Cannon, American soccer player
- Joe Cannon, American soccer player
- Kay Cannon, American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress
- J. D. Cannon, American actor (1922-2005)
- Howard Cannon, American politician (1912–2002)
- Billy Cannon, American football player (1937-2018)
- Chris Cannon, American politician (1950–2024)
- Larry Cannon, American basketball player (1947–2024)

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Canon, Canino, Cannan, Cimino, Coenen, Conine, Coman, Cowman, Caamano, Counihan, Coonan.

## 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.