Connelly Surname
Approximately 50,418 people bear this surname
Connelly Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Conflict [Irish Conghalach, Congalach—Congal, a conflict + the pers. suff. -ach]
Read More About This SurnameConnelly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,502 | 1:11,152 | 1,379 |
| England | 5,630 | 1:9,897 | 1,457 |
| Australia | 3,733 | 1:7,232 | 1,066 |
| Scotland | 3,475 | 1:1,541 | 277 |
| Canada | 2,254 | 1:16,347 | 2,365 |
| Ireland | 929 | 1:5,069 | 826 |
| New Zealand | 455 | 1:9,952 | 1,733 |
| South Africa | 311 | 1:174,205 | 19,257 |
| Northern Ireland | 283 | 1:6,520 | 1,175 |
| Wales | 196 | 1:15,788 | 1,710 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Guyana | 52 | 1:14,658 | 1,995 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,196 | 1:2,017 | 380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,452 | 1:16,787 | 2,453 |
| Scotland | 1,225 | 1:3,056 | 519 |
| Wales | 110 | 1:14,258 | 848 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,936 | 1:6,328 | 793 |
Connelly (203) may also be a first name.
Connelly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Conflict [Irish Conghalach, Congalach—Congal, a conflict + the pers. suff. -ach]
The Irish O'Connell, sans O.
(Celtic and Gaelic.) From conal, love, friendship.
Contracted from Mac Conghalaigh, 'Cong- halad's Son' (congal, 'a conflict').
User-submitted Reference
The ancient clan name MacConghaile (later Ó Conghaile) was anglicised as Conneely and other variants. The name is derived from the ancient Gaelic cu meaning 'hound', with the modern interpretation being 'son of the hound'.
- ac2611Connelly Demographics
Average Male Connelly Height
176.92 cm
Average Female Connelly Height
161.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Connelly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Connelly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Connelly (Arabic: كونيللي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Connelly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,143rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 144,543 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Connelly reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 635,584th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 203 people.
The surname Connelly is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 32,502 people, or 1 in 11,152. In The United States Connelly is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Connelly is found in 81 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Connelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Connelly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Connelly last name increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Connelly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Connelly surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Connelly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.5% more than the national average, earning 441,244 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.14% more than the national average, earning R 435,204 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,807 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Connelly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Connelly in the Arabic language | ||
| كونيللي | kwnylly | - |
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