Conant Surname
Approximately 7,331 people bear this surname
Conant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Conan,' an early legendary name (v. Yonge). No doubt more modern representatives of this name would be found in our directories had not Conan as a surname got confused with the more ecclesiastical Cannon or Canon.
Read More About This SurnameConant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,944 | 1:52,197 | 6,286 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,649 | 1:18,958 | 2,412 |
Conant (76) may also be a first name.
Conant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Conan,' an early legendary name (v. Yonge). No doubt more modern representatives of this name would be found in our directories had not Conan as a surname got confused with the more ecclesiastical Cannon or Canon. The final 't' and 'd' in Conant and Conand are, of course, excrescences.
Com in Banjoul was ninth Abbot of Furness (circa 1185): West's Antiquities of Furness.
Conan de Kirketun. Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Conan le Mire, Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Conan Piscator, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Petronilla Conayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.Stolen from Fore-bears
William Conayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Henry fil. Conani, Yorkshire, ibid.
Robert Connand et uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam Conand, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Conon d'Ask, Yorkshire, 1391.
'Robert Beste, chaplain to chantry, St John Gateshead, on the presentation of the patron, Conane Barton, Esq , 1461: Brand's History Newcastle-on-Tyne.
As a personal name Conan lingered on till the close of the 15th century. It is also interesting to notice that in the two counties (York and Lincoln) where we find the personal namewasonee in use we see the surname flourishing to-day.
Cunan Metcalfe, 1501: Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.
1788. Married — Michael Conon and Mary Ann Budd: St. George, Hanover Square.
Conning was an inevitable variation:
1775. Married — John Coning and Mary Freer: St. George, Hanover Square.
1806. — Thomas Conning and Maria Adey: ibid.
Gaelic Connan, a diminutive of Conn. The first is an old surname in Aberdeenshire and in Banffshire, and there were families of this name in Glenbuchat in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. They were followers of the earls of Huntly, and took part in the battle of Glenlivat, 1594. Several Connons from Turriff and neighborhood served in the first Great War (Turriff).
(Irish) Grandson of Conan (little hound).
(Welsh and Gaelic.) Conan, a river. Counant, a cataract in North Wales, from cau, a chasm, a deep hollow, shut up, and nant, a rivulet.
Conant Demographics
Average Male Conant Height
177.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Conant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Conant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Conant is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Conant click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Conant? popularity and diffusion
The last name Conant is the 67,826th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 994,073 people. The last name Conant occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Conant live; 96 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 76 people.
The surname Conant is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,944 people, or 1 in 52,197. In The United States Conant is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Conant is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Conant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Conant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conant surname rose 262 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Conant Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Conant surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.96% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Conant earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,453 CAD per year.
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Conant Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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