The Canny surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 734 people carried this name — #31,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 713 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 8 births for the Canny name in 1890.
Most were registered in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Clare and Mayo.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Canny.
Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Oise.
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.
Who carried it
People named Canny,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Canny 1953– · computer scientist -
Anna Canny d. 1861
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Steven Canny 1901– · playwright
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Paddy Canny 1919–2008 · fiddler
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Nicholas Canny 1944– · historian
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Lauryn Canny 1998– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Canny.
- Cannard 195 · U.S. census
- Cannata 1,878 · 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
- Cano 37,368 · U.S. census
- Canon 2,644 · U.S. census
- Canova 1,294 · U.S. census
- Canovas 291 · U.S. census
- Canta 214 · U.S. census
- Cantara 619 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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