Cannon is a surname of Gaelic origin: in Ireland, specifically Tir Chonaill (Donegal) (North West Ireland). It is also a Manx surname, where it arose from the Goidelic "Mac Canann" meaning "son of a whelp or wolf", related to the Anglo-Irish "Mac Connon", "Connon" and similar names.^[1]

Notable people who share the surname "Cannon"

• Abraham H. Cannon (1859–1896), American Mormon leader
• Ace Cannon (1934–2018), American musician
• Aileen Cannon (born 1981), American judge
• Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941), American astronomer
• Anthony Cannon (born 1984), American football player
• Arik Cannon (born 1981), American wrestler
• Barbara-Kimberly B.K. Cannon (born 1990), American actress
• Ben Cannon (born 1976), American teacher and politician
• Berry L. Cannon (1935–1969), American aquanaut
• Billy Cannon (1937–2018), American football player
• Catríona Cannon (born 1968), librarian and academic
• Cavendish W. Cannon (1895–1962), American diplomat
• Charles Cannon (Manitoba politician) (1866–1951), British-Canadian politician
• Charles Albert Cannon (1892–1971), American politician
• Chris Cannon (born 1950), American politician
• Ciaran Cannon (born 1965), Irish politician and publican
• Clarence Cannon (1879–1964), American politician
• Danny Cannon (born 1968), British screenwriter, director and producer
• David Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Don Cannon (born 1979), American DJ, songwriter, and record producer
• Dottie Cannon, American model
• Drew Cannon (born 1990), American statistical analyst and sports writer
• Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
• Edwin Bennion Cannon (1910–1963), American politician
• Elizabeth Anne Wells Cannon (1859–1942), American politician
• Ellis Cannon (born 1959), American television personality
• Emma Cannon (born 1989), American basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla
• Ernestine Cannon (1904–1969), American ceramicist
• Esma Cannon (1905–1972), Australian actress and comedian
• Frank J. Cannon (1859–1933), American politician
• George H. Cannon (1915–1941), American Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
• George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), British-American religious leader and politician
• Glenn Cannon (1932–2013), American actor
• Glyn Cannon (born 1976), British playwright
• Gus Cannon (c. 1883 – 1979), American musician
• Howard Cannon (1912–2002), American politician
• Ida Maud Cannon (1877–1960), American social worker
• J. D. Cannon (1922–2005), American actor
• James Cannon (1740–1782), Scottish-American mathematician
• James Cannon Jr. (1864–1944), American bishop
• James P. Cannon (1890–1974), American politician
• James W. Cannon (born 1943), American mathematician
• James William Cannon (1852–1921), American industrialist
• Jean Cannon (1941–2005), American model
• Jim Cannon (footballer, born 1953) (born 1953), Scottish footballer
• Jimmy Cannon (1909–1973), American sports journalist
• Joe Cannon (soccer) (born 1975), American soccer player
• John Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Adrian Cannon (born 1949), American businessman and politician
• Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926), American politician
• Kessler R. Cannon (1915–1986), American politician
• Kevin Cannon, American cartoonist and illustrator
• Larry Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lawrence Cannon (born 1947), Canadian politician
• Lawrence A. D. Cannon (1877–1939), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Lawrence John Cannon (1852–1921), Canadian lawyer and judge
• Leslie Cannon (1920–1970), British politician
• Lou Cannon (born 1933), American journalist
• Lucien Cannon (1887–1950), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Marcus Cannon (born 1988), American football player
• Marion Cannon (1834–1920), American politician
• Martha Hughes Cannon (1857–1932), Welsh-American politician and physician
• Mary Antoinette Cannon (1884–1962), American social worker
• Max Cannon, American cartoonist
• Michael R. Cannon (born 1953), American businessman
• Newton Cannon (1781–1841), American politician
• Nick Cannon (born 1980), American actor and rapper
• Parker Cannon (born 1992), American singer
• Patrick Cannon (born 1966), American politician
• Peter Cannon (born 1951), American scholar
• Philip Cannon (composer) (1929–2016), British composer
• Philip L. Cannon (1850–1929), American politician
• Reggie Cannon (born 1998), American soccer player
• Sean Cannon (born 1940), Irish musician
• Steve Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sylvester Q. Cannon (1877–1943), American businessman and religious leader
• T. C. Cannon (1946–1978), American artist
• Thomas Cannon (1720–?), English author
• Thomas Cannon (philanthropist) (1925–2005), American philanthropist
• Trenton Cannon (born 1994), American football player
• Tyrone Cannon, American psychologist
• Walter Bradford Cannon (1871–1945), American physiologist
• William Cannon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Zander Cannon (born 1972), American cartoonist