# Canova (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,294 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,502 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 238,598 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.7% (1,201 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Canova 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Canova in the United States.

## People named Canova

- Judy Canova, American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality (1913-1983)
- Diana Canova, American actress

## Similar surnames

Canepa, Camp, Campo, Campa, Champ, Cumbie, Conboy, Cunniff, Canipe, Canup, Ciampa, Campeau.

## 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.