Canas Family History
Canas Name Meaning
Spanish (Cañas) and Portuguese: habitational name from a
place so named from the plural of Spanish caña, Portuguese
canas ‘reed’, from Latin canna.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Canas
Name Distribution of Canas Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Canas families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Canas families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Canas last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Canas census records
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Canas Family Origin
Canas Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Canas
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Canas Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Military Service by Canas
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