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 540
General Labourer 90
Labourer 74
Coal Miner 41
Cotton Weaver 37
Laundress 32
Domestic Servant 24
General Servant 21
Living On Own Means 21
Tailoress 21
Tailor 20
General Servant Domestic 19
Cotton Spinner 18
Dress Maker 17
Dock Labourer 16
Clerk 16
Grocer 14
Farm Labourer 13
Bricklayer Labourer 13
Joiner 11
House Keeper 11
Charwoman 11
Living On Her Own Means 9
Shoe Maker 9
Blacksmith 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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