The Caner surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 154 people carried this name — #113,791 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 139 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Caner.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 26 people named Caner 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Caner live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Stadt.
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 Caner,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henry Caner 1700–1792 · Christian minister -
Ergun Caner 1966– · artist -
Ergun Caner 1966– · artist
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Emily Thomas Colket 1867–1955
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Harrison Koons Caner 1867–1935
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Harrison Koons Caner 1892–1981
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Caner.
- Candy 870 · U.S. census
- Cane 2,605 · U.S. census
- Canel 461 · U.S. census
- Canella 269 · U.S. census
- Canellas 147 · U.S. census
- Canepa 1,245 · U.S. census
- Canessa 297 · U.S. census
- Canet 281 · U.S. census
- Canetti 145 · U.S. census
- Caney 199 · U.S. census
- Cange 452 · U.S. census
- Cangelosi 1,543 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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