The Canellas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 147 people carried this name — #118,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 19% from 124 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 260 people named Canellas 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 mapWhere they live today
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 100 people named Canellas.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Gard.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Canellas live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Canellas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Agustín Canellas 1765–1818 · astronomer
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François Canellas 1874–1946 · politician
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Francesc X. Canellas Pericas 1888–1958 · presbyter
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José María Canellas Casals 1902–1977 · writer
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Ángel Canellas López 1913–1993 · historian
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Ángel Canellas López 1913–1991 · historian
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Canellas.
- Candido 1,664 · U.S. census
- Candon 122 · U.S. census
- Candy 870 · U.S. census
- Cane 2,605 · U.S. census
- Canel 461 · U.S. census
- Canella 269 · U.S. census
- Canepa 1,245 · U.S. census
- Caner 154 · U.S. census
- Canessa 297 · U.S. census
- Canet 281 · U.S. census
- Canetti 145 · U.S. census
- Caney 199 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Canellas is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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