O'Conner Surname

175,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Conner 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'Conner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2561:288,58226,808
Australia3051:88,51010,201
England2851:195,50217,195
Ireland2271:20,7442,122
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Jamaica791:36,3282,475
Scotland531:101,0156,880
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Wales261:119,0209,008
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India51:153,413,076951,030
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1621:27,3452,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:47,1485,829
Scotland981:38,1962,960
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5821:6,623828

O'Conner 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'Conner Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Conner is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 175,797th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,991,603 people. The last name O'Conner is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of O'Conner reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 288,582. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

O'Conner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Conner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 140 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Conner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Conner earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.97% more than the national average, earning $66,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Cconner941/
Oconner934,726/
O'Coner938/
Occonner8827/
Ooconner882/
O'Connar882/
Oconnerr881/
Oconnert880/
Oconneer880/
Oconer861,143/
Occoner8019/
Ocooner802/
Aconner801/
Ocanner801/
Ocouner800/
O'Connaire782/
Oconnior752/
O'Conaire7123/
Ocaner711/
Okoner711/
Ashconner710/
Akonner674/
Okonere672/
Asconer671/
Okonger671/
Hocaner670/

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O'Conner Reference & Research

Conner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Conner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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