The Oconnell Family History

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The Oconnell Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Oconnell
1841 Census 98
1851 Census 100
1861 Census 159
1871 Census 128
1891 Census 271

Most Frequent Forenames for the Oconnell Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Oconnell 12 12 17 11 17
MARY Oconnell 9 11 16 8 13
DANIEL Oconnell 5 2 6 13 12
JAMES Oconnell 2 7 9 4 10
ELLEN Oconnell 4 3 6 6 12
ELIZABETH Oconnell 5 6 4 5 10
MARGARET Oconnell 3 5 7 3 9
MICHAEL Oconnell 4 1 6 8 8
CATHERINE Oconnell 6 3 5 6 6
THOMAS Oconnell 2 2 7 3 10
PATRICK Oconnell 4 3 6 3 7
BRIDGET Oconnell 5 3 4 2 6
WILLIAM Oconnell 1 2 4 2 10
ANN Oconnell 5 3 3 4 3
EDWARD Oconnell 2 1 2 2 3
ALEXANDER Oconnell 0 0 0 0 1
ALFRED Oconnell 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE Oconnell 0 0 0 0 3
ANN J C Oconnell 0 0 0 0 1
ANNE Oconnell 0 1 2 1 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Oconnell

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