CANNY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family CANNY come from? Is CANNY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

CANNY in 1901

There were 579 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 1198th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 578 (99.83%), Other / Not Given: 1 (0.17%)

CANNY Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

CANNY in 1911

There were 565 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 1225th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

CANNY Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for CANNY

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname CANNY.

Dúchas Surname Index for CANNY

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname CANNY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

CANNY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

CANNY Farmer Surname Map in 1901

CANNY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname CANNY who are Catholic in each locality

CANNY Catholic Surname Map in 1901

CANNY in 1901 (Anglican)

There were no Anglicans with the surname CANNY in the 1901 census.

CANNY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

There were no Presbyterians with the surname CANNY in the 1901 census.

CANNY in Scotland

The CANNY Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the CANNY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.