# Connelly (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/connelly/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,398 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,537 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,195 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (22,747 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnəli/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of the given name Conghalach.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Connelly 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) | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Connelly in the United States.

## People named Connelly

- Jennifer Connelly, American actress (born 1970)
- Michael Connelly, American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Marc Connelly, American playwright (1890-1980)
- Christopher Connelly, American actor (1941–1988)
- Edward Connelly, actor (1858-1928)
- Bobby Connelly, American actor (1909–1922)
- Cornelia Connelly, American nun, foundress, venerable (1809-1879)
- Joan Breton Connelly, archaeologist and academic

## Similar surnames

Conley, Connolly, Connell, Connally, Cannella, Conlee, Cannell, Conwell, Channell, Canela, Chumley, Camilo.

## 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.