Explore the Family Name Canner

The meaning of Canner

1. English: occupational name for a maker or seller of cans, from Middle English canner (an agent derivative of Old English canne ‘bucket, pot, can’). 2. Altered form of Kanner.

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How common is the last name Canner in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Canner" experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,103rd most popular, with about 460 individuals carrying this name. However, by 2010, its rank had fallen to 48,628th, with only 434 people identified as Canners—a decrease of around 5.65 percent. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 also dropped by approximately 11.76 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,103	#48,628	-10.26%
Count	460	434	-5.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Canner

With regard to ethnic identity, the vast majority of those bearing the surname "Canner" identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 91.96 percent of Canners were White, though this figure slightly decreased to 89.17 percent by 2010. During the same time frame, there was a noticeable increase in individuals with Hispanic ethnicity—rising from 2.83 percent to 4.38 percent. There were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Black individuals with this surname in either census year. Meanwhile, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native Canners marginally declined, and the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races rose from zero to 2.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.96%	89.17%	-3.03%
Hispanic	2.83%	4.38%	54.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.17%	2.07%	-4.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.52%	0%	0%