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 is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conelly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 613,453rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name Conelly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Conelly reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Conelly is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally It is held by 14 people.

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

Conelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Conelly has changed through the years. 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 holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Conelly are 5.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.92% being registered with the 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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