Conn Surname

21,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Conn Surname Definition:

An old name in Aberdeenshire, where there was a prominent Roman Catholic family of the name, Con or Cone of Auchry, in the parish of Monquhitter. They claimed to be a branch of the Clan Donald (Archaeologia Scotica, IV, p. 376), the surname being assumed from the traditional name of the Clan, 'Siol Cuin' or 'Con.

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Conn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,4181:18,6662,349
England1,4171:39,3215,088
Australia1,2101:22,3103,076
Canada1,1421:32,2644,190
Scotland6251:8,5661,246
Northern Ireland6151:3,000602
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Wales451:68,7676,014
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Chile181:978,69319,774
Panama141:279,4476,847
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Norway91:571,36544,190
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Guam11:160,1214,893
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5011:8,8421,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Scotland4101:9,1301,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6461:13,7741,767

Conn (1,101) may also be a first name.

Conn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old name in Aberdeenshire, where there was a prominent Roman Catholic family of the name, Con or Cone of Auchry, in the parish of Monquhitter. They claimed to be a branch of the Clan Donald (Archaeologia Scotica, IV, p. 376), the surname being assumed from the traditional name of the Clan, 'Siol Cuin' or 'Con.' They were designated of Auchry before 1539. George Con or Conseus (as his name was Latinized), the Pope's agent at the court of the queen of Charles I (1636—1639), was the most prominent of the name. Alexander Cone in Auchry is mentioned in 1522. The family were driven into exile soon after 1642 (Aberdeen Jour. Notes and queries, III, p. 82). In the birth brieve of Gilbert Chalmer, 1650, the Cons or Cones of Auchry are said to be descended from William Con "lauchfull sone to Don Id of the Iles and Kyntyr, chief of the Mackdonald" (SCM., V, p. 334). William Conn witnessed the laird of Balfour's bond in 1552 (SCM., IV, p. 222), Thomas Con was a merchant in Glasgow, 1606, and in 1640 there is record of payment to Thomas Con, post, in Aberdeen (SCM., V, p. 156), and John Con, flesher in Edinburgh, is recorded in 1508 (EBR., p. 114). (2) Conn is also an Ayrshire surname, and Dobie suggests that it is an abridgement of Petcon, which see. Johannes Con, burgess of Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 29). Conne 1690.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) Wisdom, Counsel [Irish Conn] (Anglo- and Scot.-French -Latin), a diminutive of Constantine, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of Conn, pet form of Constantine (constant).

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

(Gaelic.) Strength, according to O'Donovan; it is also the genitive plural of cu, a dog. Cond, signifies protecting, keeping.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Conn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Conn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,716th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 290,769 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Conn live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 240,449th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,101 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 19,418 people, or 1 in 18,666. In The United States Conn is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Kentucky, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Conn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Conn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Conn last name rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 337 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Conn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Conn surname are 15.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Conn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning 237,890 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 199.62% more than the national average, earning R 712,008 per year; in Colombia they earn 185.75% more than the national average, earning $64,871,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $42,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conne89509/
Chonn8942/
Sconn898/
Counn895/
Coonn891/
Cohnn890/
Con8649,146/
Coinne8036/
Chhonn805/
Counne802/
Chounn801/
Cuonng801/
Coonnd801/
Chonne801/
Cionne801/
Coynne800/
Cosinn800/
Chon751,060,144/
Cong75499,322/
Coon7523,278/
Cann7520,794/
Cone7519,730/
Cohn7519,308/
Coen7511,808/
Coin754,776/
Sonn752,022/
Cont751,449/
Cuon75938/
Cion75796/
Konn75651/
Conq75552/
Cond75450/
Jonn75354/
Coun75270/
Zonn75105/
Cunn7594/
Conț7585/
Coyn7512/
Scon7511/
Czon7511/
Coën7511/
Coín757/
Qcon757/
Comn756/
Cson755/
Ckon755/
Cotn754/
Cosn752/
Dcon751/
Cgon751/
Conh751/
Cqon751/
Connova739/
Cogginn732/
Chhounn731/
Cousenn731/
Cotinne731/
Tchonne731/
Coyne6729,103/
Cuong6723,727/
Chone6710,630/
Choon674,708/
Chunn673,342/
Konne672,456/
Chuon671,563/
Cione671,403/
Cosin671,399/
Khonn671,310/
Coone671,273/
Coune671,137/
Cotin671,082/
Cogne671,035/
Chann67970/
Choin67651/
Cosyn67627/
Scoon67620/
Choun67570/
Count67544/
Coine67442/
Zonne67422/
Canne67374/
Ciont67340/
Coint67331/
Coing67288/
Cound67285/
Koenn67238/
Chhon67147/
Tchon67147/
Cosen67146/
Cosne67140/
Coten67122/
Cionc67115/
Ciong6787/
Coong6781/
Jonne6779/
Cohun6756/
Cousinne6752/
Conhe6752/
Coonc6750/
Cocin6730/
Cotne6730/
Cannì6726/
Coung6724/
Contt6724/
Scann6721/
Cosín6721/
Sohnn6720/
Chonh6720/
Tjonn6717/
Jhonn6714/
Chojn6712/
Zionn679/
Cuinn678/
Konnh678/
Coënt678/
Conth677/
Cuonc677/
Coitn676/
Cunne676/
Cannd676/
Cocen675/
Czont675/
Kcont675/
Caunn673/
Cgann673/
Cotín673/
Soynn672/
Dcunn672/
Cuond672/
Cuont672/
Koonn672/
Cahnn672/
Cuone672/
Choín672/
Hcong672/
Koinn672/
Ciond672/
Kohnn671/
Joynn671/
Cottn671/
Coutinnd671/
Cuonh671/
Condt671/
Cohhn671/
Comne671/
Dcoon671/
Soinn671/
Quonn671/
Congh671/
Konng671/
Zsonn671/
Djonn671/
Czonc671/
Dzonn671/
Csoin671/
Cousn671/
Coëne671/
Contì671/
Congc671/
Condë671/
Condì671/
Coisn671/
Qonng671/
Sonnn671/
Ccont671/
Cionh671/
Konnd671/
Cannt670/
Coohn670/
Chson670/
Counk670/
Conck670/
Cooyn670/
Koynn670/
Coynd670/
Jonng670/
Zchon670/
Coind670/

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Conn Reference & Research

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