Canada surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Canada surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,819 people carried this name — #3,616 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 8,910 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 487 people named Canada live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 146
Mendoza 80
La Pampa 61
Córdoba 56
City of Buenos Aires 36
Tucumán 30
San Juan 28
Misiones 27

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Canada.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Nord 8
Aube 5
Hérault 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Rhône 1
Haut-Rhin 1
Pyrénées-Orientales 1
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Canada is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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