Conner Surname

6,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Conner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cuner,' i.e. the coiner of money; compare Monier. Skeat says, 'Old French coin, a wedge, stamp on a coin... . Latin cuneus, a wedge.' Probably some of our Conners, as distinct from Connor, are thus descended.

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Conner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States85,8361:4,223470
England1,9141:29,1113,932
Canada9331:39,4924,945
Scotland7021:7,6271,159
Australia3231:83,5789,683
New Zealand2561:17,6893,107
Germany901:894,50563,669
Northern Ireland881:20,9662,489
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Ireland661:71,3484,439
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Wales571:54,2904,971
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
France391:1,703,147154,208
Nicaragua291:207,6242,574
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
India241:31,961,058386,265
Israel231:372,07130,321
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
China201:68,366,0783,721
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Northern Mariana Islands171:3,211341
Guam161:10,0081,526
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark101:564,47234,222
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Panama81:489,0328,962
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2101:21,0952,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7591:13,8582,076
Scotland5091:7,3541,030
Wales451:34,8541,900
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,9981:2,790314

The alternate forms: Coňner (1) are calculated separately.

Conner (3,607) may also be a first name.

Conner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cuner,' i.e. the coiner of money; compare Monier. Skeat says, 'Old French coin, a wedge, stamp on a coin... . Latin cuneus, a wedge.' Probably some of our Conners, as distinct from Connor, are thus descended.

Norman le Cuner, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas le Cuner, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Sampson le Cunerer, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Henry Cunator, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Connor, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Concobair (meddlesome), or of Conchor (high will or desire).

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

Usually from the Celtic name O’Conor; but Connour was also an old English name, derived from Coneres, a form of Coisnieres or Conyers.

The Norman People (1874)

Conner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Conner (Arabic: لكنر) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Coňner. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,220th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,065 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Conner live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. Conner is also the 117,750th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 3,607 people.

The surname Conner is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 85,836 people, or 1 in 4,223. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Conner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Conner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conner surname grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Conner last name are 16.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Conner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning 279,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.18% less than the national average, earning R 61,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coňner941/
Connert9274/
Connier9254/
Connear9245/
Coinner9214/
Connerr923/
Conneur921/
Coonner921/
Connere921/
Connerd920/
Cionner920/
Conneer920/
Coner911,010/
Conne91509/
Connerth8676/
Cotinner860/
Conger839,603/
Cotner833,763/
Cosner833,160/
Sonner832,201/
Connie831,909/
Coyner831,442/
Coiner831,235/
Conneh831,125/
Canner83974/
Cooner83948/
Conney83664/
Connes83511/
Connet83447/
Konner83420/
Zonner83119/
Jonner83100/
Conert8379/
Cogner8339/
Conere8336/
Coinne8336/
Choner8334/
Conerd8332/
Connez8326/
Conier8320/
Conned8310/
Connée838/
Cunner837/
Coener837/
Couner836/
Connee836/
Connea835/
Cohner834/
Connir833/
Sconer833/
Comner832/
Counne832/
Coneer832/
Cioner832/
Conher832/
Conear831/
Conerr831/
Czoner831/
Connei830/
Coynne830/
Coneur830/
Connre830/
Connep830/
Cone8019,730/
Sonnier778,063/
Channer773,724/
Connett772,336/
Conness77255/
Cottner77200/
Connair77155/
Congnet77108/
Koenner7787/
Counney7763/
Cannier7763/
Czanner7746/
Coosner7736/
Coitner7735/
Chonger7729/
Cousner7728/
Cannert7727/
Scanner7717/
Connoir7716/
Cootner7711/
Kongner7710/
Connior779/
Cannere775/
Scooner774/
Counger773/
Comnert773/
Sonneir772/
Cunnert772/
Coutner772/
Connehy772/
Coonney772/
Cohnert772/
Joynner771/
Chouner771/
Joinner771/
Connech771/
Connees771/
Connest771/
Coonerd771/
Coonerr771/
Coinher771/
Chunner771/
Czosner771/
Sonneer771/
Sonnerr771/
Connieh771/
Cotinne771/
Sonneur771/
Czónner771/
Cougner771/
Conerth771/
Cangner771/
Comnetr771/
Konnetr771/
Coumner770/
Conneys770/
Conneey770/
Cunnier770/
Conneis770/
Sounner770/
Connire770/
Counier770/
Cunneer770/
Coonier770/
Cunneur770/
Coynert770/
Casnner770/
Cothner770/
Zonneer770/
Caunner770/
Congney770/
Cannerd770/
Coyne7329,103/
Koner7321,702/
Caner7312,928/
Coney738,213/
Soner737,271/
Konne732,456/
Conge732,380/
Conje731,642/
Conea731,621/
Joner731,603/
Cones731,518/
Coone731,273/
Coune731,137/
Cogne731,035/
Coine73442/
Canne73374/
Conni73181/
Conet73177/
Conie73175/
Coneh73156/
Zoner73155/
Cosne73140/
Conny73122/
Conna73114/
Conei7388/
Cöner7374/
Conhe7352/
Conez7334/
Cohne7332/
Cotne7330/
Conee7326/
Conre7319/
Cuner738/
Conné735/
Coned734/
Conep734/
Céner733/
Cuone732/
Coneu732/
Žoner732/
Conée732/
Comne731/
Conir731/
Coëne731/
Connaire71333/
Tschoner71145/
Cousinne7152/
Czottner7126/
Connahey7123/
Choinere7118/
Konneher716/
Chonherr711/
Chhonher711/
Connohie711/
Cooneyjr711/
Soinnier711/
Cahnnier711/
Cosenney711/
Djoinner711/
Kongnetr711/
Coutnere710/
Konneh6743,882/
Joyner6742,013/
Cooney6734,774/
Joiner6724,072/
Sanner675,815/
Cognet674,173/
Konney672,966/
Casner672,721/
Kooner672,531/
Sonier672,402/
Kanner672,034/
Canney671,936/
Janner671,653/
Coisne671,205/
Cotney67947/
Zanner67889/
Cannet67830/
Cönger67684/
Coones67665/
Kohner67645/
Cumner67644/
Zohner67633/
Counet67606/
Cannie67497/
Koiner67496/
Chonre67425/
Cannes67397/
Konnie67353/
Konger67313/
Coneys67288/
Connoy67272/
Cognee67268/
Koener67250/
Canger67227/
Conoir67198/
Cutner67189/
Canier67187/
Cochennet67184/
Cunier67176/
Cannea67155/
Connis67153/
Caneer67151/
Comnea67149/
Zunner67148/
Kunner67145/
Coonee67116/
Camner67114/
Coines67111/
Chaner67105/
Sohner67104/
Canert67102/
Cusner6790/
Coigne6790/
Koonne6788/
Cauner6766/
Cagner6765/
Zouner6764/
Cunert6760/
Konear6759/
Coinet6757/
Konher6756/
Cogney6755/
Cognie6755/
Khoner6753/
Sonher6752/
Connay6751/
Cosnet6746/
Counes6744/
Zoneer6743/
Canneh6742/
Kounne6741/
Cohnes6739/
Cosney6737/
Koyner6734/
Connio6734/
Konnei6734/
Zotner6734/
Konier6733/
Kogner6732/
Catner6731/
Coonie6730/
Cujner6729/
Cunger6728/
Konere6727/
Cohney6726/
Zooner6726/
Cahannier6726/
Coynes6722/
Sooner6722/
Ciuner6722/
Canere6722/
Cognez6722/
Zoiner6717/
Connit6717/
Cougne6717/
Comnes6716/
Cahner6716/
Zschogner6715/
Konnea6715/
Kouner6714/
Cannee6713/
Conest6713/
Comney6713/
Jouner6712/
Conett6710/
Zonger679/
Cugner678/
Jonher678/
Scaner677/
Cunerd677/
Jogner677/
Cannez677/
Connoi677/
Joneer677/
Conhey676/
Jhoner676/
Canher676/
Künner676/
Coyney675/
Sonear675/
Conair675/
Jonesr675/
Konnir675/
Koneer675/
Djoner675/
Konnee675/
Soneir675/
Ccones675/
Cosnes674/
Coneas674/
Cunher674/
Coonet674/
Coniey673/
Congeh673/
Chuner673/
Comnet673/
Cannej673/
Canned672/
Conyor672/
Conyrr672/
Jonere672/
Jonear672/
Hcoine672/
Coneis672/
Jotner672/
Coynet672/
Cuogne672/
Conecz672/
Conedh672/
Couney671/
Conead671/
Cannep671/
Canneu671/
Jooner671/
Josner671/
Conech671/
Conihe671/
Connoj671/
Cohnet671/
Cianer671/
Gconie671/
Zhoner671/
Soneer671/
Sonerr671/
Cuiner671/
Cotnet671/
Coonny671/
Coinee671/
Tsoner671/
Cannei671/
Joıner671/
Koinne671/
Konerr671/
Zonear671/
Zonier671/
Soiner671/
Cénier671/
Canțer671/
Canerr671/
Counna671/
Counni671/
Coygne671/
Czaner671/
Cosnea671/
Cosnir671/
Connui671/
Coneed671/
Comher671/
Coinei671/
Cognes671/
Coinez671/
Kojner671/
Khonne671/
Qongne671/
Qhonne671/
Cangne671/
Cuyner670/
Counie670/
Coness670/
Coneey670/
Coiney670/
Conire670/
Cuonie670/
Conniz670/
Conets670/
Cohyne670/
Coynie670/
Zuoner670/
Conepp670/
Canear670/

Conner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Conner in the Arabic language
لكنرlknr-
كنرknr-
كونيرkwnyr-
كونرkwnr-

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