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
Labourer 76
Female Servant 35
Independent 24
Weaver 22
Tailor 17
Agricultural Labourer 17
Lab 14
Ag Labourer 12
Dress Maker 11
Soldier 9
Wool Comber 9
Cotton Weaver 8
Clerk 7
Cotton Spinner 6
Farmer 6
Stone Mason 5
Laundress 5
Male Servant 5
Joiner 5
Pensioner 5
Pupil 5
Private 4
Shoe Maker 4
Cooper 4
Laborer 4

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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