# Connell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/connell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,552 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,589 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,690 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (22,183 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑnəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Connell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Connell in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Ireland.

## People named Connell

- Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist (1944-)
- Ruth Connell, British actress
- Richard Connell, American author and journalist (1893-1949)
- Ninette de Valois, British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet

## Similar surnames

Conley, Connolly, Connelly, Connally, Cannella, Conlee, Cannell, Conwell, Channell, Channel, Canela, Chumley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.