Cann (surname)
Cann is an English surname. Early occurrences of the name are found in north Dorset and Cornwall. The probable derivation is either from the Dorset village of Cann, or from the Old English "canne" meaning a can or cup.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Abraham Cann, English sport wrestler
- Adrian Cann, Canadian soccer player
- A. J. Cann, American football player
- Alan Cann, Australian rugby league footballer
- Alexander Cann, Canadian-Australian actor and filmmaker
- Billy Cann, Australian rugby league footballer
- Claire and Antoinette Cann, "Cann Twins",, duo-pianists
- Darren Cann (footballer), English footballer
- Darren Cann (assistant referee), English assistant football referee
- Elizabeth Cann, English badminton player
- Frank H. Cann, American football coach
- George Cann, Australian politician
- Gerald A. Cann, United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy
- Harry Cann, British footballer
- Howard Cann, American basketball coach
- Jamie Cann, British politician
- John Cann (athlete), Australian hurdles champion
- John Cann (politician), Australian politician
- John William Cann, guitarist with Atomic Rooster, stage name John Du Cann
- Johnson Cann, British geologist
- Kate Cann, English journalist and writer
- Kid Cann, American gangster
- Lionel Cann, Bermudian cricketer
- Luke Cann, Australian javelin champion
- Maurice Cann, British motorcycle racer
- Mikala Cann, Australian rules footballer with AFLW
- Mike Cann, Welsh cricketer
- Rebecca L. Cann, geneticist
- Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet, and other Cann baronets
- Sally Cann, birth name of the English presenter Sally James (presenter)
- Sam Cann, American politician
- Sid Cann, English footballer and manager
- Steven Cann, South African-born Welsh footballer
- Tedford H. Cann, American swimmer, United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Cann, British trade unionist
- Warren Cann, Canadian drummer
- William Cann, birth name of the American actor William Conrad
- William Derwood Cann Jr., American military officer and politician
- William Henry Cann, Methodist minister in South Australia