O'Connar Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Connar Surname Definition:

The O'Connors of Connaught spring from Conor or Concovar, who died in 971. O'Donovan. The family were subdivided at an early period; and the head of one branch assumed the epithet of the O'Connor Roe, or the "Bed-haired," while the other was known as the O'Connor Don, or the "Brown-haired.

O'Connar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

O'Connar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The O'Connors of Connaught spring from Conor or Concovar, who died in 971. O'Donovan. The family were subdivided at an early period; and the head of one branch assumed the epithet of the O'Connor Roe, or the "Bed-haired," while the other was known as the O'Connor Don, or the "Brown-haired."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'CONOR, O'CONNOR: The descendants of Conor or Concovar, an Irish chieftain, who died in the year 971. (See Conor.)

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Connar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Connar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Connar occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of O'Connar.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Connar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of O'Connar reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia O'Connar is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 50 percent are found and The United States, where 50 percent are found.

O'Connar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Connar has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the O'Connar surname fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Connar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the O'Connar surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oconnar9310/
O'Connaire892/
O'Connor88144,751/
O'Conner882,436/
O'Konnar881/
Occonnar880/
Oconar864/
O'Conaire8223/
O'Connnor823/
Oi'connor822/
O'Cconnor822/
O'Cconner821/
O'Coonnor821/
Oconnor8084,385/
Oconner804,726/
O'Conor80560/
O'Coner808/
O'Konar801/
Oconard801/
Okonnar801/
Occonnor7540/
Occonner7527/
Ooconnor7516/
Oconaire7514/
O'Konnor755/
Oconnore753/
Ooconner752/
Oconnior752/
O'Cconor752/
O'Coonor752/
Oiconnor752/
Uoconnor752/
Oconnoor751/
Ò'connor751/
Oconnerr751/
O'Cannor751/
O'Conoor751/
Oconnert750/
Oconneer750/
OߣConnor750/
Oconer711,143/
Oconor711,083/
Okonar7142/
Aconar712/
D'Oconnor712/
Occonnore710/
Occonor6773/
Okonnor6728/
O'Konor6726/
Occoner6719/
Ozcanar6710/
Ocoonor6710/
Oceanar673/
Ocooner672/
Ocannor672/
Ocanner671/
Asconar671/
Aconnor671/
Aconner671/
Okannar671/
Ocounor671/
Ocomnor671/
Óconnor671/
Ocouner670/

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