Cannon (surname)

Last updated March 12, 2025

Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland, specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland). It is also a Manx surname, where it arose from the Goidelic "Mac Canann" meaning "son of a whelp or wolf", related to the Anglo-Irish "Mac Connon", "Connon" and similar names.^[1]

People with the surname include:

Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Mormon leader
Ace Cannon (1934–2018), American musician
Aileen Cannon (born 1981), American judge
Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), American astronomer
Anthony Cannon (born 1984), American football player
Arik Cannon (born 1981), American wrestler
Barbara-Kimberly B.K. Cannon (born 1990), American actress
Ben Cannon (born 1976), American teacher and politician
Berry L. Cannon (1935–1969), American aquanaut
Brendan Cannon (born 1973), Australian Rugby Union player.
Billy Cannon (1937–2018), American football player
Catríona Cannon (born 1968), librarian and academic
Cavendish W. Cannon (1895–1962), American diplomat
Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician) (1866–1951), British-Canadian politician
Charles Albert Cannon (1892–1971), American politician
Chris Cannon (born 1950), American politician
Ciaran Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician and publican
Clarence Cannon (1879–1964), American politician
Danny Cannon (born 1968), British screenwriter, director and producer
David Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
Don Cannon (born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, and record producer
Dottie Cannon, American model
Drew Cannon (born 1990), American statistical analyst and sports writer
Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963), American politician
Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon (1859–1942), American politician
Ellis Cannon (born 1959), American television personality
Emma Cannon (born 1989), American basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla
Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist
Esma Cannon (1905–1972), Australian actress and comedian
Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933), American politician
George H. Cannon (1915–1941), American Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), British-American religious leader and politician
Glenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actor
Glyn Cannon (born 1976), British playwright
Gus Cannon (c. 1883 – 1979), American musician
Howard Cannon (1912–2002), American politician
Ida Maud Cannon (1877–1960), American social worker
J. D. Cannon (1922–2005), American actor
James Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-American mathematician
James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American bishop
James P. Cannon (1890–1974), American politician
James W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician
James William Cannon (1852–1921), American industrialist
Jean Cannon (1941–2005), American model
Jim Cannon (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Cannon (1909–1973), American sports journalist
Joe Cannon (soccer) (born 1975), American soccer player
John Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonathan Cannon (born 2000), American baseball player
Joseph A. Cannon (born 1949), American businessman and politician
Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), American politician
Kessler R. Cannon (1915–1986), American politician
Kevin Cannon, American cartoonist and illustrator
Larry Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
Lawrence Cannon (born 1947), Canadian politician
Lawrence A. D. Cannon (1877–1939), Canadian lawyer and politician
Lawrence John Cannon (1852–1921), Canadian lawyer and judge
Leslie Cannon (1920–1970), British politician
Lou Cannon (born 1933), American journalist
Lucien Cannon (1887–1950), Canadian lawyer and politician
Marcus Cannon (born 1988), American football player
Marion Cannon (1834–1920), American politician
Marion Wadsworth Cannon (1905–1996), American poet, civil rights activist
Martha Hughes Cannon (1857–1932), Welsh-American politician and physician
Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962), American social worker
Max Cannon, American cartoonist
Michael R. Cannon (born 1953), American businessman
Newton Cannon (1781–1841), American politician
Nick Cannon (born 1980), American actor and rapper
Parker Cannon (born 1992), American singer
Patrick Cannon (born 1966), American politician
Peter Cannon (born 1951), American scholar
Philip Cannon (composer) (1929–2016), British composer
Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929), American politician
Reggie Cannon (born 1998), American soccer player
Robert Cannon (Behram Pasha) (1811–1882), British lieutenant general
Sean Cannon (born 1940), Irish musician
Steve Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877–1943), American businessman and religious leader
T. C. Cannon (1946–1978), American artist
Tina Cannon, American politician
Thomas Cannon (1720–?), English author
Thomas Cannon (philanthropist) (1925–2005), American philanthropist
Trenton Cannon (born 1994), American football player
Tyrone Cannon, American psychologist
Walter Bradford Cannon (1871–1945), American physiologist
William Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
Zander Cannon (born 1972), American cartoonist

References

↑ Kneen, J.J. (1937). The Personal Names of the Isle of Man . London: Oxford University Press. pp. 56–7. Retrieved 23 May 2023– via FamilySearch (image 251 of 521 in film roll).

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[1] Kneen, J.J. (1937). The Personal Names of the Isle of Man . London: Oxford University Press. pp. 56–7. Retrieved 23 May 2023– via FamilySearch (image 251 of 521 in film roll).

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