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
School 883
Labourer 121
General Labourer 105
Dock Labourer 66
Coal Miner Hewer 57
None 47
Charwoman 37
Cotton Weaver 37
Private Means 32
At Home 31
Domestic Servant 31
General Servant (domestic) 31
Laundress 25
At School 24
Hawker 24
Tailoress 24
Housekeeper 23
Nil 23
Carter 22
Farm Labourer 21
Domestic 20
Clerk 18
Dressmaker 18
Dress Maker 17
Ring Spinner 17

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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