The Oconnor Family History

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The Oconnor Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Oconnor
1841 Census 132
1851 Census 251
1861 Census 349
1871 Census 432
1891 Census 667

Most Frequent Forenames for the Oconnor Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Oconnor 7 20 31 33 43
JOHN Oconnor 10 19 25 29 33
JAMES Oconnor 6 10 11 18 25
ELLEN Oconnor 2 8 17 13 24
WILLIAM Oconnor 6 9 6 13 29
MICHAEL Oconnor 5 13 14 18 10
THOMAS Oconnor 3 13 13 12 19
ELIZABETH Oconnor 5 6 9 19 19
CATHERINE Oconnor 6 9 11 14 15
PATRICK Oconnor 8 12 7 16 11
MARGARET Oconnor 3 3 12 11 20
ANN Oconnor 8 4 11 11 8
EDWARD Oconnor 2 4 5 6 9
JANE Oconnor 5 5 2 5 7
SARAH Oconnor 4 3 2 4 7
DANIEL Oconnor 1 3 4 2 9
DENNIS Oconnor 1 2 7 7 2
HANNAH Oconnor 1 3 2 6 7
JULIA Oconnor 1 2 4 4 7
TIMOTHY Oconnor 1 6 3 7 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Oconnor

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Your Family History Search

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