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
General Labourer 91
Cotton Weaver 49
Scholar 32
Living On Own Means 27
Dock Labourer 26
Domestic Servant 22
Dress Maker 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Coal Miner Hewer 21
Cook Domestic 20
Laundress Wash 20
Charwoman 18
Tailoress 17
School 17
Bricklayer Labourer 16
Tailor 16
Labourer 11
Labourer General 11
Iron Moulder 10
No Occupation 10
Railway Porter 10
School Teacher 10
Cotton Spinner 10
House Keeper 9
Farmer 9

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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