Canny Family History

Canny Surname Meaning

Irish: either a shortened variant of McCann or of McCanny which is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Annaidh ‘son of Annadh’ (a personal name of uncertain meaning). In their Anglicized forms the two surnames were confused.

Irish: from Ó Caithniadh ‘son of Caithnia’ a personal name meaning ‘battle champion’ Anglicized as Caheny or Canny.

Scottish and northern English: nickname from northern Modern English canny Older Scots cannie ‘shrewd prudent cunning clever’.

English (of Norman origin): perhaps a variant of Caney.

English: perhaps a variant pronunciation of Canner.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Cann, Canty, Craney, Cannan, Denny, Carney, Cagney, Canney, Cain, Haney

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Where is the Canny family from?

You can see how Canny families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Canny family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Canny families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 15 Canny families living in London. This was about 24% of all the recorded Canny's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Canny families in 1891.

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What did your Canny ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Agricultural labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Canny. 100% of Canny men worked as an Agricultural labourer and 67% of Canny women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Agricultural labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

20%

Domestic servant

14%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Canny. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1K military records available for the last name Canny. For the veterans among your Canny ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Canny lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Canny life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Canny in 1962 was 69, and 77 in 2004.

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Canny Surname Meaning

Irish: from Ó Caithniadh ‘son of Caithnia’ a personal name meaning ‘battle champion’ Anglicized as Caheny or Canny.

Scottish and northern English: nickname from northern Modern English canny Older Scots cannie ‘shrewd prudent cunning clever’.

English (of Norman origin): perhaps a variant of Caney.

English: perhaps a variant pronunciation of Canner.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Canny family from?

What did your Canny ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Agricultural labourer

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

20%

Domestic servant

14%

What Canny family records will you find?

What is the average Canny lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Canny life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Canny in 1962 was 69, and 77 in 2004.

Canny Family History

Canny Surname Meaning

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Canny Surname Meaning

42,000 record(s) for Canny

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Where is the Canny family from?

What did your Canny ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Canny family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Canny lifespan?

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