CONNOR - Name Meaning & Origin

Connelly is a patronymic surname, the shortened form O’Connor, which in turn is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Ó Conchobhair or Ó Conchúir, meaning "descendant of Conchobhar." The name Conchobhar is thought to mean "lover of hounds," from the Gaelic con, meaning "hound or wolf," and cobhair, "aid, or desiring." The Connor name is also thought to denote strength and leadership, from conn, meaning "wisdom, strength, counsel," plus cobhair.

The O'Connors descend from several distinct royal Irish families and clans; they are from Clare, Derry, Galway, Kerry, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and the province of Ulster.

CONNOR is one of 50 common Irish surnames of modern Ireland.

Surname Origin: Irish

Alternate Surname Spellings: CONNER, CONOR, O'CONNOR, O'CONOR, COUROY, CON, CONE, CONNE, KONNOR

Famous People with the Surname CONNOR:

• Sandra Day O'Connor - former U.S. Supreme Court justice
• Roger Connor - American baseball Hall of Famer
• Flannery O'Connor - American writer
• Sinéad O'Connor - Irish singer-songwriter

Genealogy Resources for the Surname CONNOR and O'CONNOR

• British Surname Profiler - Distribution of the Connor Surname: Trace the geography and history of the Connor surname through this free online database based on a University College London (UCL) project investigating the distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic.
• Connor Family Genealogy Forum: Search this popular genealogy forum for the Connor surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Connor surname query.
• FamilySearch - CONNOR Genealogy: Find historical records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Connor surname and its variations.
• CONNOR Surname & Family Mailing Lists: RootsWeb hosts several free mailing lists for researchers of the Connor surname.
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• DistantCousin.com - CONNOR Genealogy & Family History: Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Connor.