Connolly Surname

5,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Connolly Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Conflict [Irish Conghalach, Congalach—Congal, a conflict + the pers. suff. -ach]

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Connolly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,2091:8,5871,032
England17,7741:3,135417
Ireland15,8901:29632
Australia7,2901:3,703530
Canada5,2651:6,9981,027
Northern Ireland3,6561:50565
Scotland2,4831:2,156396
New Zealand1,3011:3,481537
Wales5101:6,068681
South Africa4631:117,01413,941
Spain1911:244,77515,782
Thailand1701:415,52072,834
Cayman Islands1541:41565
France1461:454,95065,144
Nicaragua1101:54,7371,472
Jamaica1091:26,3302,057
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Panama691:56,6992,645
Isle of Man591:1,455253
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Jersey341:2,918527
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Norway301:171,41020,526
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Guernsey221:2,929767
Turks and Caicos Islands211:1,635178
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
China201:68,366,0783,721
Barbados181:15,969956
Greece161:692,48777,522
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Swaziland91:144,244719
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norfolk Island31:765177
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belize21:177,7373,502
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11,6931:37941
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6231:9,2931,392
Scotland7591:4,932769
Wales781:20,1081,168
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4201:11,3621,477

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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'.

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Connolly Last Name Facts

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

Connolly is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Connolly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,723rd most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 73,717 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Connolly live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Connolly is also the 735,679th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 156 people.

The surname Connolly is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 42,209 people, or 1 in 8,587. In The United States Connolly is most common in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent reside and Ireland, where 16 percent reside.

Connolly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Connolly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 955 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 678 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 654 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Connolly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Connolly last name are 3.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.56% being registered to vote for 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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