O'Connolly Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Connolly Surname Definition:

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.

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O'Connolly Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Connolly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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
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Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

O'Connolly Demographics

O'Connolly Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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O'Connolly Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Connolly is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of O'Connolly.

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

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of O'Connolly are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.

O'Connolly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Connolly surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Connoll956/
Oconnolly956/
O'Connelly904/
Oconnoll898/
O'Connol895/
O'Connelley867/
O Connolley860/
O'Connell8455,891/
Oconnelly8417/
O' Connol846/
Aconnolly842/
O'Connall841/
Oconnol828/
Oconoll822/
Oconnll821/
Oconoly820/
O' Connell801,162/
O'Cconnell801/
O'Connelle801/
O Conolley800/
O Connoley800/
Oconnell7838,894/
O'Connel78230/
O'Conell7842/
O'Connal784/
Oconnall783/
O'Conley782/
O Conoly780/
Oconnill780/
Oconnely780/
O'Canoll780/
O Conoll780/
O Connll780/
O' Connelle767/
Oconnl750/
Oconol750/
Oconly750/
O Connell7499/
O'Conaill7475/
O' Connel7444/
Occonnell7431/
Ooconnell747/
O'Conneil746/
O' Conell746/
O-Connell745/
O'çonnell742/
Oconnella741/
Oconnelle741/
Oiconnell741/
Aoconnell741/
Oconneell741/
Ó'connell741/
Oaconnell741/
Oconnaill741/
O'Conaola741/
O Connill740/
O Connely740/
O'Gonnell740/
O'Cownell740/
O'Conwell740/
O'Conneel740/
O'Coanell740/
O'Cannell740/
O'Connele740/
Oconnel71257/
Oconell7185/
O'Conal718/
Ocnnell715/
Oconall711/
O'Conel711/
Oconnal710/
O Conol710/
Oconley710/
Oconnle710/
O Connellw700/
O Coonnell700/
O Connelle700/
Oconaill6718/
Okonnell675/
Occonell675/
O Connel674/
Oconneli672/
Oçonnell672/
Oconwell671/
Ocannell671/
Ogonnell671/
O Conell671/
Õconnell671/
Ocongole671/
Oconnele671/
O Conely670/
O Connle670/
O Conull670/
Oconeall670/
Occonnel670/
O Conall670/
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