Where Does the Canals Surname Come From?

Canals is a familiar spelling of the Spanish name Canales. The name is usually explained as “Channels”. Without the “e” of Canales, Canals is a simpler written form of the same name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

395 Americans were listed as Canals in the 2010 census. 87% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. Spanish register data show 3,720 residents carrying Canals as first surname, and 3,585 as second surname.

There is no single Canals family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Canals report, with a museum-style coat of arms.