O'Conor Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Conor 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'Conor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Ireland1311:35,9462,960
England691:807,50843,459
Australia441:613,53943,545
Guinea331:358,6011,162
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France61:11,070,454349,096
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1941:42,0594,914

O'Conor 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'Conor Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Conor is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of O'Conor.

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

O'Conor is the 565,092nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The last name O'Conor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of O'Conor live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

O'Conor is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 31 percent live, District of Columbia, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 23 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

O'Conor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Conor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Conor last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 168 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Conor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

O'Conor earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.52% more than the national average, earning $64,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Connor93144,751/
O'Cconor932/
O'Coonor932/
O'Conoor931/
Oconor921,083/
O'Connnor883/
Oi'connor882/
O'Cconnor882/
O'Coonnor881/
Oconnor8684,385/
Occonor8673/
O'Konor8626/
Ocoonor8610/
Ocomnor861/
Ocounor861/
Occonnor8040/
Ooconnor8016/
O'Konnor805/
Oconnore803/
Oiconnor802/
Uoconnor802/
O'Connar802/
Ò'connor801/
Oconnoor801/
O'Cannor801/
OߣConnor800/
Okonor77135/
Oconar774/
Ocanor770/
O'Conaire7523/
D'Oconnor752/
Oconorová751/
Occonnore750/
Okongor71832/
Ackonor71696/
Okonnor7128/
Oconnar7110/
O'Connaire712/
Ocannor712/
Oconard711/
Aconnor711/
O'Konar711/
Óconnor711/
Oconaire6714/
O'Konnar671/
Ocannoor670/
Occonnar670/

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