O'Connar Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
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."
O'CONOR, O'CONNOR: The descendants of Conor or Concovar, an Irish chieftain, who died in the year 971. (See Conor.)
O'Connar Demographics
O'Connar Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Connar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Connar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Connar is found most frequently in Australia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Connar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of O'Connar are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia O'Connar is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Australia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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 last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
O'Connar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconnar | 93 | 10 | / |
| O'Connaire | 89 | 2 | / |
| O'Connor | 88 | 144,751 | / |
| O'Conner | 88 | 2,436 | / |
| O'Konnar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Occonnar | 88 | 0 | / |
| Oconar | 86 | 4 | / |
| O'Conaire | 82 | 23 | / |
| O'Connnor | 82 | 3 | / |
| Oi'connor | 82 | 2 | / |
| O'Cconnor | 82 | 2 | / |
| O'Cconner | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Coonnor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Oconnor | 80 | 84,385 | / |
| Oconner | 80 | 4,726 | / |
| O'Conor | 80 | 560 | / |
| O'Coner | 80 | 8 | / |
| O'Konar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oconard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okonnar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Occonnor | 75 | 40 | / |
| Occonner | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ooconnor | 75 | 16 | / |
| Oconaire | 75 | 14 | / |
| O'Konnor | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oconnore | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ooconner | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oconnior | 75 | 2 | / |
| O'Cconor | 75 | 2 | / |
| O'Coonor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oiconnor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uoconnor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oconnoor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ò'connor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oconnerr | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Cannor | 75 | 1 | / |
| O'Conoor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oconnert | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oconneer | 75 | 0 | / |
| OߣConnor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oconer | 71 | 1,143 | / |
| Oconor | 71 | 1,083 | / |
| Okonar | 71 | 42 | / |
| Aconar | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Oconnor | 71 | 2 | / |
| Occonnore | 71 | 0 | / |
| Occonor | 67 | 73 | / |
| Okonnor | 67 | 28 | / |
| O'Konor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Occoner | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ozcanar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ocoonor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oceanar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ocooner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocannor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ocanner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asconar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aconnor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aconner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okannar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocounor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocomnor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Óconnor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ocouner | 67 | 0 | / |
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