Connor

surname · Latin script

Meaning: From Irish Conchobhar, of uncertain meaning; traditional Irish name

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/kɒnə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Connor is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. In Ireland it is the 50th most common surname.

rarermore common
  • IEIreland≈1 in 2.4K(inferred from the name graph)
  • GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 4.6K
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 5.4K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Connor itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈170,000 people, est.

3 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
504 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 349 (inferred from the name graph)

St. Kitts & Nevis

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

ConnorLatin(measured from records)
ΚονορGreek(measured from records)
คอนเนอรThai(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Conor in IE Ireland and Donner in DE Germany.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

From Irish Conchobhar, of uncertain meaning; traditional Irish name.

Sources 1

  • Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Connor counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Connor is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈170,000 est.≈1 in 8.2K—Connor33
US United States#45364,572as Conner1 in 5.2K207KConnor504
GB United Kingdom#281≈14,000 est.≈1 in 4.6K58Connor283
DE Germany—≈5,300 est.≈1 in 15K—Donner131
AU Australia#296≈4,700 est.≈1 in 5.4K101Connor203
IE Ireland#50≈2,200 est.≈1 in 2.4K427Conor176
KN St. Kitts & Nevis—1541 in 349154—13

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; NRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present); NSW BDM — Popular baby names (1952–present); CSO — Irish Babies Names (1998–present); St Kitts & Nevis — Register of Electors 2026. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Connor is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish surname15 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, Brazil

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

    Also written Cónnor, 'Connor, Cônnôr, Cōnnör, ́connor

  • French surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, United Kingdom, Canada

    Also written Cönnõr, ́connor

  • Polish surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland

    Also written Ćòññör, Çöññör

  • Turkish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Türkiye, Ireland

    Also written Connór, Cóññör

  • Croatian given name18 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Ireland

    Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian

    Also written Conor, Konor, Конор

67 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Connor is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • ‘descendant of Conchobhar’, a personal name apparently composed of the elements cu hound, dog + cobhar desir¬ ing. Many present-day bearers of the surname claim des¬ cent from a ioth-cent. king of Connaught of this name. In Irish legend, Conchobhar was a king of Ulster who adopted the youthful Cuchulain. Vars.: O’Connor, Connors.

    as a nameA dictionary of surnames

  • Irish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Conchobhar, which probably meant ‘lover of hounds’. Conchobhar is a legendary king of Ulster who lived at the time of Christ. 4a £53

    as a nameA concise dictionary of first names

  • In French, Origine irlandaise, du gaélique Conchobhar; « grand désir ».

    as a nameLe grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

  • In English, Irish Gaelic: strong will.

    as a nameBaby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

  • Clunee, Clunees, Cluneys, Cluni, Clunie, Clunies, Cluny

    as a name25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

18501900195020002050Roger Connor, b. 1857Edric Connor, b. 1913Chris Connor, b. 1927Kevin Connor, b. 1937Gram Parsons, b. 1946Keith Connor, b. 1957James M. Connor, b. 1960Keegan Connor Tracy, b. 1971Alice Connor, b. 1990Kit Connor, b. 2004

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Connor,
InformalHi Connor,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 80 sources across 39 countries.

Official registers attesting Connor
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010201029K#1,207
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020202028K#1,218
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000200028K#1,138
KN St. Kitts & NevisSt Kitts & Nevis — Register of Electors 20262026154#65

Reference works 6

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Connor mean, and where does it come from?
From Irish Conchobhar, of uncertain meaning; traditional Irish name. Recorded by Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education).
How common is the name Connor?
In St. Kitts & Nevis, the national register counted 154 people named Connor in 2026, about 1 in 349 residents.
How common is Connor compared with other names?
In Ireland, Connor is the 50th most common surname of 73,729 surnames recorded there.
In which country does Connor have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 170 thousand people named Connor in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled connor.
Where is Connor most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Connor is densest in St. Kitts & Nevis — about 1 in 349 people — even though China holds more of our records for it.
What are other forms of the name Connor?
In the etymology graph, Conner is a form of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Connor?
A machine transcription gives /kɒnə/ (IPA) for English.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Connor” — the 50th most common surname in Ireland. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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