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
School 384
General Labourer 49
Labourer 32
Cotton Weaver 31
Private Means 29
Dock Labourer 27
Coal Miner Hewer 27
Laundress 22
General Servant (domestic) 21
None 20
Domestic Servant 19
Charwoman 18
At School 15
House Keeper 15
At Home 14
Housekeeper 13
Weaver Cotton 13
Clerk 11
Bricklayer 10
Dress Maker 10
Nil 10
Shop Assistant 10
Carter 10
Labourer General 9
Cotton Spinner 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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