Connell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Connell Name Meaning: A form of Gaelic Mac Conaill 'son of conall'.A personal name possibly of the elements 'con',a form of 'cu',meaning wolf + 'gal',meaning valor.

This name was borne by many chieftains,indicating that bearers were strong leaders and warriors.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Connell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Connell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 682
Labourer 96
General Labourer 63
Coal Miner 43
Domestic Servant 33
Cotton Weaver 27
Bricklayer Labourer 26
Charwoman 26
Agricultural Labourer 26
Tailor 25
Laundress 20
General Servant 19
Servant 19
Tailoress 18
Dress Maker 17
House Keeper 16
Cotton Spinner 16
Dock Labourer 14
Iron Moulder 13
Annuitant 12
Bricklayer 11
Shoe Maker 11
Farm Labourer 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Hawker 9

Connell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Connell 100% 25,365
2 Cannell 86% 11,456
3 Oconnell 88% 2,535
4 Connel 86% 2,218
5 Conell 86% 613
6 Cunnell 86% 596
7 Connall 86% 484
8 Connal 71% 258
9 Connoll 86% 232
10 Cannall 71% 164
11 Conall 71% 129
12 Cownell 86% 122

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The surname Connell is the most popular version of all its varients

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