Conelly Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Conelly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Conely,' not Irish, but English, with termination in ley; compare Coneybeare in the same district. Conelly probably means the meadow frequented by coneys, i.e. rabbits.

Henry Conely, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Conelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Scotland811:46,2133,298
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:80,4798,473

Conelly (14) may also be a first name.

Conelly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Conely,' not Irish, but English, with termination in ley; compare Coneybeare in the same district. Conelly probably means the meadow frequented by coneys, i.e. rabbits.

Henry Conely, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Conely, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Conelly Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Conelly Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Conelly occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 613,453rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Conelly live; 49 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 1,415,855. In The United States it is most common in: Arizona, where 16 percent are found, South Carolina, where 11 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 24 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Conelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Conelly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Conelly surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Conelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Conelly last name are 5.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.92% registered with the political party.

Conelly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning $40,998 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Connelly9350,418/
Conelley9370/
Coonelly9364/
Coneelly9318/
Counelly931/
Cohnelly931/
Comnelly930/
Conellay930/
Conoelly930/
Coenelly930/
Conlly9216/
Connelley881,034/
Conneelly884/
Coonelley882/
Connelloy881/
Dconnelly881/
Connellly880/
Connellay880/
Connielly880/
Conelli86317/
Connlly8625/
Conella8615/
Conlley866/
Konelly861/
Canelly861/
Conelle861/
Chonlly861/
Conilly860/
Cunelly860/
Conly831,203/
Connella80217/
Chanelly80140/
Connelli8056/
Connlley8042/
Konnelly8020/
Connelle8010/
Canellys809/
Cosnelle807/
Cunnelly806/
Conielle805/
Connilly803/
Cannelly802/
Coneella801/
Conellee801/
Zonnelly801/
Cosnelli801/
Canelley800/
Conelles800/
Coniolly800/
Conley7777,014/
Conlay77213/
Connly7793/
Coonly7721/
Conluy774/
Conloy772/
Comlly770/
Conliy770/
Connellee7596/
Conneller7515/
Cunneelly757/
Connellis756/
Connellie752/
Connelles751/
Cannelley751/
Channelly750/
Chanelley750/
Connilley750/
Canella715,554/
Canelli711,444/
Connley71715/
Coonley71320/
Canelle71219/
Counley71132/
Conille7192/
Conilla7175/
Zonelli7137/
Konella7119/
Konelli7117/
Canllya7110/
Cunelli718/
Conllis715/
Conloey712/
Connloy712/
Connlay711/
Cconley711/
Kanelly711/
Cunilly711/
Conllie711/
Coenley711/
Cionley711/
Cunella710/
Chonley710/
Connlle710/
Canlley710/
Conliey710/
Cannella678,270/
Cianelli67942/
Cannelli67530/
Canelles67466/
Cianella67325/
Cannelle67246/
Canellis67134/
Conle67107/
Chanelle6789/
Caniella6751/
Canuelle6729/
Counille6729/
Connille6727/
Conli6720/
Kounelli6718/
Chanelli6717/
Canly6716/
Canelliz6713/
Kusnelly6711/
Canielli679/
Canellio678/
Konnelli675/
Casnelli675/
Caneella673/
Conla673/
Canelloi672/
Kounella672/
Kanellys671/
Konnella671/
Caneelle671/
Canellia671/
Canielle671/
Caunella671/
Cusnelli671/
Konly671/
Koniella671/
Kounelle671/
D'Conley671/
Cconilla671/
Zannelly671/
Kanielly671/
Cunnella670/
Cunly670/
Kannelly670/
Keunelly670/

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