• Origin: English
• Gender: Male
• First Est. 17th-century

From the transferred use of the English occupational surname, meaning, “canon,” as in a canon in a church. It first came into use as a given-name in late 17th-century England, usually used to honor a mother’s maiden name. In recent years, it may be used in reference to the vocabulary word, referring to a large gun.

An alternative more trendy spelling is Kannon.

Cannon currently ranks in as the 765th most popular male name in the United States, while Kannon comes in at #983.

Sources

• http://www.familysearch.org
• https://www.ssa.gov/
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/cannon