Connell Surname

9,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Connell Surname Definition:

Usually Mac Dhomhnaill. Very numerous in Cos. Antrim, Down and Tyrone. IF 36; MIF 253

Connell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States33,0211:10,9771,346
England8,2541:6,750976
Australia8,0351:3,360469
Canada3,4981:10,5331,584
Ireland2,8491:1,653329
Scotland1,9801:2,704499
New Zealand8691:5,211837
South Africa3541:153,04417,319
Jamaica3161:9,0821,020
Barbados3151:913226
Northern Ireland2931:6,2971,138
Trinidad and Tobago2611:5,226838
Wales1691:18,3111,977
France1371:484,83768,361
Panama1121:34,9311,939
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
Spain641:730,50131,369
Chile601:293,6088,514
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines361:3,129480
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Jersey221:4,509908
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Bermuda121:5,440820
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Norway101:514,22941,629
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
China61:227,886,92811,701
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Laos41:1,647,081888
Malta41:107,5681,849
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Anguilla21:6,718471
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Macau21:300,8151,009
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8,4161:52670
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3281:7,3241,140
Scotland1,6591:2,256404
Wales1681:9,336571
Jersey311:1,674277
Isle of Man131:4,175439
Guernsey81:4,082713
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5581:5,868733

Connell (1,807) may also be a first name.

Connell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Usually Mac Dhomhnaill. Very numerous in Cos. Antrim, Down and Tyrone. IF 36; MIF 253

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Conaill One of the most important Kerry septs. IF 85 etc; Map Kerry; Plate IV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Conan (high or powerful).

(Irish) Grandson of Conghal or Conghalach (valorous), the names of seven Irish saints.

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

The Irish O'Connell, sans O.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Celtic and Gaelic.) From conal, love, friendship.

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

From Mac Conaill, 'Conail’s Son', though it may sometimes be a contraction of Mac Domhnaill, 'Domh- nall's Son'. ‘Domnhall is a diminutive of the root dom = deminus, "a lord or master.” The "d" by aspira­tion is often omitted in sound, which has given rise to the family name Mac Connell, now common in Ulster' The confusion between Mac Connell and Mac Donnell may have been promoted by the fact that Connall was actually the name of an ancestor of the O’Donnell family.

'Connall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages (from whom are descended the Cinel-Conaill), was slain'.

The Scottish clan of Mac Donald derive their name from Donald, eldest son of Reginald, second son of the celebrated Somerled of Argyll, and King of the Isles.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Connell Last Name Facts

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

Connell is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Connell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,218th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 118,576 people. The last name Connell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Connell live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Connell is also the 179,687th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 1,807 people.

Connell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 33,021 people, or 1 in 10,977. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Connell occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Connell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Connell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 66 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Connell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Connell surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Connell are 10.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Connell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning 336,222 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.88% more than the national average, earning R 370,428 per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Connellt933/
Sconnell932/
Coonnell931/
Cconnell931/
Connnell931/
Qconnell931/
Chonnell931/
Counnell931/
Connelll931/
Dconnell931/
Connel92824/
Conell92467/
Connll921/
C'Connell881/
Cannell865,514/
Cunnell86241/
Connuel8657/
Cognell8621/
Comnell8616/
Konnell868/
Sonnell866/
Chonnel864/
Coniell864/
Connill863/
Jonnell863/
Cosnell863/
Coenell863/
Sconell862/
Counell861/
Coonell861/
Cohnell861/
Conaell860/
Connelt860/
Conneel860/
Chonell860/
Conniel860/
Coennel860/
Conel831,757/
Conll833/
Connellová821/
Scannell807,800/
Channell805,428/
Cottnell805/
Cahnnell801/
Chunnell800/
Conill77856/
Konell77839/
Canell77508/
Coynel77208/
Connil77173/
Jonell77143/
Cannel77128/
Chonel7783/
Conuel7763/
Konnel7760/
Coniel7745/
Jonnel7725/
Sonnel7715/
Cunnel777/
Sonell772/
Coonel772/
Coinel772/
Cunell771/
Conoel771/
Coenel771/
Conael771/
Counel770/
Conl735/
Channel71133/
Chanell71130/
Jannell7179/
Scannel7172/
Scanell7158/
Koennel7130/
Kannell7127/
Canneel7120/
Cannuel7113/
Cagnell7110/
Cianell7110/
Caniell718/
Künnell718/
Camnell715/
Choinel715/
Sonniel714/
Sconill713/
Cannehl713/
Sannell712/
Cognill712/
Cutnell712/
Congill712/
Josnell712/
Cahnnel712/
Konniel712/
Sohnell712/
Kosnell712/
Kunnell711/
Catnell711/
Canelhl711/
Chojnel711/
Channll711/
Cunnill711/
Casnell711/
Jounnel711/
Komnell711/
Coeniel711/
Choonll711/
Gionell711/
Caunell710/
Joynell710/
Canniel710/
Cusnell710/
Cunnelt710/
Canuell710/
Dsonnel710/
Cunniel710/
Caunnel710/
Canel677,587/
Conil672,427/
Sonel67626/
Jonel6785/
Konel6772/
Giannell6744/
Chonl6713/
Cunel6712/
Cattnell674/
Khannell671/
Quannell671/
Konll671/
Jhannell671/
Coungill671/
Czhanell671/
Scanelll671/
Kongnill671/
Chaunell670/
Scannill670/
Cuthnell670/
Channill670/
Sconl670/
Coynl670/

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