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
Scholar 210
Labourer 113
House Servant 47
Servant 39
At Home 31
Tailor 28
Agricultural Labourer 23
General Servant 20
Farm Labourer 18
Laundress 18
Laborer 17
Shoe Maker 16
Dress Maker 15
Bricklayer Labourer 13
Coal Miner 12
Ag Labourer 11
General Labourer 10
Washer Woman 10
House Keeper 9
Wool Comber 9
Power Loom Weaver 8
Wife Of Above 8
Private Army 8
Errand Boy 8
Blacksmith 7

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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