Connolly Surname
Approximately 98,858 people bear this surname
Connolly Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Conflict [Irish Conghalach, Congalach—Congal, a conflict + the pers. suff. -ach]
Read More About This SurnameConnolly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42,209 | 1:8,587 | 1,032 |
| England | 17,774 | 1:3,135 | 417 |
| Ireland | 15,890 | 1:296 | 32 |
| Australia | 7,290 | 1:3,703 | 530 |
| Canada | 5,265 | 1:6,998 | 1,027 |
| Northern Ireland | 3,656 | 1:505 | 65 |
| Scotland | 2,483 | 1:2,156 | 396 |
| New Zealand | 1,301 | 1:3,481 | 537 |
| Wales | 510 | 1:6,068 | 681 |
| South Africa | 463 | 1:117,014 | 13,941 |
| Spain | 191 | 1:244,775 | 15,782 |
| Thailand | 170 | 1:415,520 | 72,834 |
| Cayman Islands | 154 | 1:415 | 65 |
| France | 146 | 1:454,950 | 65,144 |
| Nicaragua | 110 | 1:54,737 | 1,472 |
| Jamaica | 109 | 1:26,330 | 2,057 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Argentina | 73 | 1:585,526 | 41,795 |
| Panama | 69 | 1:56,699 | 2,645 |
| Isle of Man | 59 | 1:1,455 | 253 |
| Japan | 57 | 1:2,242,882 | 29,184 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Jersey | 34 | 1:2,918 | 527 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 | 1:1,635 | 178 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Barbados | 18 | 1:15,969 | 956 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11,693 | 1:379 | 41 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,623 | 1:9,293 | 1,392 |
| Scotland | 759 | 1:4,932 | 769 |
| Wales | 78 | 1:20,108 | 1,168 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,420 | 1:11,362 | 1,477 |
Connolly (156) may also be a first name.
Connolly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Conflict [Irish Conghalach, Congalach—Congal, a conflict + the pers. suff. -ach]
Ó Conghalaigh (Connacht and Monaghan).
Ó Coingheallaigh (Munster). Spelt Connelly in Co. Galway where the family is of the Uí Maine. The name is widely distributed over all the provinces. Bibl; IF 87 etc; Map Gal, Fer, Meath and Mon; Plate V
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'.
- ac2611Connolly Demographics
Average Male Connolly Height
176.85 cm
Average Female Connolly Height
162.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Connolly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Connolly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Connolly is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Connolly click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Connolly? popularity and diffusion
The last name Connolly is the 5,723rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 73,717 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Connolly reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Connolly is also the 735,679th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 156 people.
The surname Connolly is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 42,209 people, or 1 in 8,587. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 97 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.
Connolly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Connolly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Connolly surname grew 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 678 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 654 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Connolly Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Connolly last name are 3.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.56% registered with the party.
The amount Connolly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.98% more than the national average, earning 581,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 136.84% more than the national average, earning R 562,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $21,684,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,082 CAD per year.
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