Find out how popular the last name VonCannon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named VonCannon.

VonCannon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the VonCannon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of VonCannon in America

VonCannon is the 50564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The VonCannon surname appeared 413 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname VonCannon.

We can also compare 2010 data for VonCannon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name VonCannon

The surname VONCANNON is of German origin, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, where it was likely derived from the German words "von" meaning "from" and "Cannon" which was a place name or possibly referring to a cannon maker's occupation.

One of the earliest known references to the VONCANNON name can be found in the records of the town of Nuremberg, where a Johann VONCANNON is listed as a resident in 1587. There are also records of a Hans VONCANNON, a master carpenter, who lived in the village of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the late 1500s.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it underwent various spelling variations, such as VONCANNONE, VONCANNUN, and VONCANNEN. In the 18th century, a branch of the VONCANNON family is known to have settled in the town of Heidelberg, where they were involved in the local wine trade.

Notable individuals with the VONCANNON surname include Christoph VONCANNON (1623-1697), a renowned clockmaker from Augsburg, whose intricate timepieces were prized by nobility across Europe. In the 19th century, there was Friedrich VONCANNON (1812-1881), a German philosopher and writer who published several influential works on ethics and metaphysics.

Another prominent figure was Elisa VONCANNON (1876-1942), a German-born opera singer who achieved great acclaim for her performances in major European opera houses before emigrating to the United States in the early 20th century.

In the realm of politics, one cannot overlook Heinrich VONCANNON (1889-1965), a German diplomat who served as his country's ambassador to several nations during the turbulent years of World War II.

Lastly, the name VONCANNON gained recognition in the field of science through the work of Theodor VONCANNON (1921-2003), a German-American physicist whose research on particle acceleration made significant contributions to the development of modern particle accelerators.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name VonCannon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname VonCannon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for VonCannon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of VonCannon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name VonCannon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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