Connellan Surname

199,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Connellan Surname Definition:

= Connell (q.v.) + the Irish diminutive suff. -án.

Connellan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7681:35,1514,637
Ireland4081:11,5421,443
England3261:170,91415,706
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2581:17,1702,102
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Connellan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Connell (q.v.) + the Irish diminutive suff. -án.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family O'Connellan is Milesian and deduced from the great family of O'Neill. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Connellan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Connellan is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Connellan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,526th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,481,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Connellan reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Connellan is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 768 people, or 1 in 35,151. In Australia Connellan is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 52 percent live, Victoria, where 22 percent live and Queensland, where 20 percent live. Outside of Australia Connellan is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Connellan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Connellan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Connellan last name expanded 158 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,417 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Connellan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Connellan surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Connellan last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Connellan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.57% more than the national average, earning R 424,344 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.85% more than the national average, earning $66,502 CAD per year.

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