Canam is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Canam
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name is form of Canning. Probably from Cannings, county of Wilts, (Bishop's Cannings). The two viscounts, Canning and Stratford de Red cliffe, are descended from W. Cannynges, the pious founder of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, in the XV. Century.

Lastname is a variation of the Canning. One who came from Cannings, i.e., Cana's people, in Wiltshire; a corruption of Cannon that means a clergyman on the staff of a cathedral or important church.

Variant of Canning. A clergyman on the staff of a cathedral or important church; a member of a canon's entourage; descendant of the wolf cub.

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