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    The surname Connell

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 22,552 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɑnəl/ 2 syllables Soundex C540

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Connell is more common than 99% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Connell is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 22,552 people named Connell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,690 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,183.

    #1,589
    rank among US surnames
    22,552
    people in 2010
    7.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #1,470)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #1,580Lilly22,66213,624
    #1,581Biggs22,64113,637
    #1,582Yeager22,63413,641
    #1,583Godwin22,62813,644
    #1,584Sprague22,61013,655
    #1,585Rosen22,59613,664
    #1,586Quintanilla22,58113,673

    Who is named Connell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Connell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Connells

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Raewyn Connell
      Australian sociologist (1944-)
    • Ruth Connell
      British actress, born 1979
    • Richard Connell
      American author and journalist (1893-1949)
    • Ninette de Valois
      British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet, 1898–2001

    Notable Connells come mostly from Australia (1), the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Connell

    Connell has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

    Other Irish surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Connell come from?
    From Irish Ó Conaill (literally “descendant of Conall”), from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos (literally “dog chief”).
    How common is the surname Connell?
    22,552 people in the United States had the surname Connell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,690 Americans. It ranked 1,589th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Connell?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Connell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Connell?
    Raewyn Connell, Australian sociologist (1944-), followed by Ruth Connell.
    Where is the surname Connell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Connell in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Connell?
    Connell is /ˈkɑnəl/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Connell?
    Connell is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Connell getting more or less common?
    More common. 22,183 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,552 in 2010, up 1.7%.