The Cannella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,325 people carried this name — #13,158 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 126,600 people counted. That is up 15% from 2,019 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Cannella surname
From cannella (“cinnamon”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spice merchant.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cannella» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 129 people named Cannella 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.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 114 people named Cannella 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 58 people named Cannella.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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
44 people named Cannella live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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
Cannella in American newspapers,
1898–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 636 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Cannella,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Matthew Cannella 1908–1996 · judge -
Salvatore Cannella 1750–1810 · literary scholar
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Giovanni Battista Cannella 1799–1859
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Fabio Cannella 1817–1884 · politician
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Carlo Cannella 1943–2011 · academic
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Carlo Cannella 1943–2011 · academic
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cannella.
- 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
- Cannata 1,878 · 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
- Canon 2,644 · U.S. census
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