Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings French : Official of the church Boy name variations Canon Canon + 12% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Cannon Cannon - 20% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Canning Canning 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Kanon Kanon - 24% this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Cannan Family name origins & meanings Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Canann or Ó Canann (Ulster), or Ó Canáin (County Galway) (see Cannon 1).