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The Cano surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 27,179 people carried this name — #1,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,920 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,640 people named Cano.

698 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 75 départements, most often Morbihan.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 698
Morbihan 153
Hauts-de-Seine 109
Bouches-du-Rhône 89
Hérault 77
Paris 52
Essonne 33
Gard 31
Aude 28

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

333 people named Cano live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 61
Geneva 49
Vaud 40
Bern 34
Neuchâtel 30
Aargau 24
Fribourg 19
Valais 18

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Cano in American newspapers,
1887–1956.

Newspaper page from National Republican carrying the name Cano
National Republican 1887-03-10
Newspaper page from Bisbee Daily Review carrying the name Cano
Bisbee Daily Review 1904-08-25
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Cano
El Tucsonense 1919-08-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 178,930 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Melchor Cano
    Melchor Cano 1509–1560 · Catholic priest
  • Alonso Cano
    Alonso Cano 1601–1667 · architect
  • Leopoldo Cano
    Leopoldo Cano 1844–1934 · writer
  • Carlos Cano y Núñez
    Carlos Cano y Núñez 1846–1922 · writer
  • Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
    Fidel Cano Gutiérrez 1854–1919 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 226 lives in all are documented under this name.

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