Connor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Connor Name Meaning: Originates from the Irish name 'Conchobar' meaning 'Wolf Kin'.

My have originated from the English surname 'MacConn' which is an English form of the rare Irish surname 'Mac Mhiolchon', meaning 'son of the hound-like one'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Connor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Connor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 884
Labourer 306
Hawker 56
General Servant 53
Domestic Servant 52
Servant 50
Laundress 44
Agricultural Labourer 44
Charwoman 42
Tailor 37
House Keeper 37
Dock Labourer 33
Cotton Weaver 32
Tailoress 26
Dress Maker 25
Coal Miner 22
Bricklayer Labourer 21
Shoe Maker 19
None 19
Labourer Iron Works 18
Plasterer 18
Factory Operative 18
Factory Hand 17
Porter 16
Laborer 15

Connor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Connor 100% 45,563
2 Conner 83% 14,753
3 Oconnor 86% 6,417
4 Canner 67% 1,474
5 Oconner 71% 1,196
6 Cannor 83% 1,176
7 Conor 83% 842
8 Keenor 50% 710
9 Connar 83% 270
10 Cunner 67% 129

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

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