Meaning of the surname Canul
Canul is a Maya surname of the indigenous type meaning "guardian". It is a regional surname. About 47,000 people in Yucatán. The Canul were the ruling lineage of the province of Ah Canul near Calkiní.
Maya surnames from Yucatán and Campeche (Pech, Canul, Chan, Ek, May, Uc, Poot, Tun) and Nahuatl surnames from central Mexico. Yucatán is the one region of Mexico where indigenous surnames dominate the top of the list.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Canul appears as either half of a pair: Canul García, López Canul. Read how the two-surname system works.