Canale is a popular Italian surname. The name is thought to have originated in various parts of Northern Italy and it's literal English translation is "Canal", which means waterway. Italian surnames were often taken from places of residence, such as a town or village. Names were also derived from landmarks, which could explain the Canale name. Persons with this surname include:

• Michele Giuseppe Canale - (1808-1890), Italian historian
• Gianna Maria Canale
  Gianna Maria Canale
  Gianna Maria Canale was an Italian actress.- Biography :Canale was born in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, at the Miss Italia beauty contest, won by Lucia Bosè, she placed second. Canale received publicity in many Italian magazines after this. Her looks were compared to those of Ava Gardner...
  
   - (b. 1927) Italian Actress
• Gonzalo Canale
  Gonzalo Canale
  Gonzalo Canale is an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre or at full back. He plays for French club ASM Clermont Auvergne...
  
   - Italian rugby player
• Giuseppe Canale
  Giuseppe Canale
  Giuseppe Canale was an Italian painter and engraver. He was born in Rome. He was instructed in engraving by Jacob Frey, and also frequented the school of the Cavalière Marco Benefial. In 1751 he was invited to Dresden to assist in engraving plates for the pictures in their Gallery, and was...
  
  - (1725-1802) Italian painter and engraver