The canning Surname
canning Name Meaning and History
- Irish: variant of Cannan.
- English: habitational name from a place in Wiltshire called Cannings, apparently named with the Old English byname Cana (of uncertain origin) + -ingas ‘people of’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 174 - Messages: 524
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Canning Family Tubbermore/Tobermore Co Londonderry Ireland |
| 9 |
| Seeking Eldon Canning | Alan Canning | 7 |
| CANNING, NJ, NY, Washington DC, Md. |
 dondiwat
| 25 |
| Samuel J Canning |
torroe
| 1 |
| CANNING (FRAMPTON-ON SEVERN, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, UK) |
matherjohns
| 2 |
| Birth parents |
jansanaghan
| 0 |
| From SCOTLAND to VERMONT |
splendipity
| 2 |
| Canning | MaryKay | 7 |
| GEORGE & HENRY CANNING DESCENDANTS |
jamesmgray1
| 1 |
| Sydney, Aust. Cannings | Kim S. kandk@jps.net | 9 |
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