Oconnor Surname

6,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Oconnor Surname Definition:

“Son of Conchobhar” (“High Will”) in Erse.

Oconnor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States74,3871:4,873539
Ireland2,8021:1,681331
Australia2,4141:11,1831,655
England1,2241:45,5215,739
Canada9501:38,7854,867
Jamaica8871:3,236481
Thailand3791:186,38130,584
Northern Ireland1831:10,0821,600
New Zealand1591:28,4804,971
Jersey831:1,195160
Wales721:42,9804,139
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Nicaragua551:109,4741,955
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Honduras221:400,7473,070
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Czechia201:531,67354,411
India201:38,353,269431,471
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Greece191:583,14770,237
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Finland111:499,70030,478
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Guam81:20,0153,029
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Panama41:978,06412,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kiribati41:28,352669
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Oçonnor (3) & Óconnor (1) are calculated separately.

Oconnor (152) may also be a first name.

Oconnor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Conchobhar” (“High Will”) in Erse.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Oconnor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oconnor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Oconnor occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Oçonnor or Óconnor. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oconnor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,698th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 86,361 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Oconnor live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 746,252nd most frequent forename internationally It is held by 152 people.

The last name Oconnor is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 74,387 people, or 1 in 4,873. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 98 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Oconnor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Oconnor surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Oconnor last name are 2.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Oconnor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning 314,208 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,415 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning R 290,472 per year; in United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning $56,504 CAD per year.

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