The Cannata surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,878 people carried this name — #15,571 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 156,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,874).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 585 people named Cannata 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 77 people named Cannata live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 54 people named Cannata.
Most of them — 41 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
39 people named Cannata live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
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.
In print
Cannata in American newspapers,
1909–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 221 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Cannata,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pietro Cannata 1850–1950 · teacher
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Antonio Cannata 1895–1960 · painter
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Maria Cannata 1901– · university teacher
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Maria Cannata 1901– · university teacher
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Nino Cannata 1929–2016 · comics artist
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Nino Cannata 1929–2016 · comics artist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cannata.
- Canis 112 · U.S. census
- Canizares 700 · U.S. census
- Canler 106 · U.S. census
- Cann 3,890 · U.S. census
- Cannamela 143 · U.S. census
- Cannard 195 · U.S. census
- Cannella 2,325 · U.S. census
- Cannizzaro 1,891 · U.S. census
- Cannizzo 655 · U.S. census
- Cannone 617 · U.S. census
- Canny 734 · U.S. census
- Cano 37,368 · U.S. census
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