Cano surname meaning

Cano is a Spanish nickname surname from cano, “white- or gray-haired,” “old,” or “worthy” (Latin canus). It could mark an older man or someone whose hair grayed early. DAFN separately lists Portuguese or Spanish Caño as a topographic name from places or paths named with a word related to Latin canna, “reed,” also used for drains and channels. In unaccented American records both can appear as Cano. Nickname is high confidence for the cano “gray-haired” lead that DAFN puts first and that matches common Iberian nickname patterns; the Caño place sense is a secondary look-alike.