# Canoy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/canoy/  
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 | Cebuano |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 542 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,371 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 569,641 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (467 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Variant of Kanoy, an Americanized form of German Kney. * Borrowed from Cebuano and Tagalog Canoy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Canoy 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) | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 25% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Similar surnames

Cain, Cano, Cann, Cane, Cahn, Can, Chaney, Conaway, Chen, Cohen, Chan, Conway.

## 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.