Conlon Surname

21,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Conlon Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 Hero [Irish Connlan] 2 for Connellan, q.v.

Conlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,3051:32,0624,003
Ireland4,6831:1,006187
England3,9271:14,1882,095
Australia1,5661:17,2392,418
Northern Ireland1,3211:1,397296
Canada8981:41,0315,115
Scotland3851:13,9061,786
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Wales1141:27,1452,804
France431:1,544,714145,815
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Sweden131:757,44356,422
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
China41:341,830,39216,990
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,2631:1,358261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1801:23,0362,888

Conlon (68) may also be a first name.

Conlon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 Hero [Irish Connlan] 2 for Connellan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of little Conall (high or mighty).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Conlon Last Name Facts

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

Conlon is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conlon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Conlon is the 21,783rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 291,969 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Conlon are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name globally, held by 68 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11,305 people, or 1 in 32,062. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Conlon is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Conlon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Conlon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 726 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 570 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conlon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Conlon surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Conlon are 1.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Conlon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.05% more than the national average, earning R 506,292 per year; in United States they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning $50,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $53,613 CAD per year.

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