How common is the surname Conner?

64,572 people in the United States had the surname Conner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,781 Americans. It ranked 518th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Conner?

Bart Conner, American artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach (born 1958), followed by Tara Conner.

Where is the surname Conner most common?

Wikidata records people named Conner in the United States.

Is the surname Conner getting more or less common?

More common. 62,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 64,572 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Conner also a first name?

Yes. Conner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Conner

An occupational surname, carried by 64,572 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conner is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

An English surname originating as an occupation from Middle English connere, cunnere "inspector (of weighs and measures)".

Conner is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 64,572 people named Conner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,781 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 62,335.

#518

rank among US surnames

64,572

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #480)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#509	Tyler	66,056	4,674
#510	Suarez	66,013	4,677
#511	Bowers	66,003	4,678
#512	Orozco	65,904	4,685
#513	Salas	65,468	4,716
#514	Cobb	65,125	4,741
#515	Gibbs	65,064	4,745

Who is named Conner

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

79% of people named Conner identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Conners

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bart Conner
American artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach (born 1958)
Tara Conner
American model and winner of Miss USA 2006 (born 1985)
Bruce Conner
American artist (1933-2008)
Chris Conner
American ice hockey player, born 1983
Nadine Conner
American operatic soprano, 1907–2003
Ryan Conner
American pornographic actress, born 1971
James Conner
American football player, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Connor
Conor

Surnames that sound like Conner

Conner has the Soundex code C560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C560.

Questions

How common is the surname Conner?: 64,572 people in the United States had the surname Conner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,781 Americans. It ranked 518th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conner?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Conner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conner?: Bart Conner, American artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach (born 1958), followed by Tara Conner.
Where is the surname Conner most common?: Wikidata records people named Conner in the United States.
What type of surname is Conner?: Conner is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Conner getting more or less common?: More common. 62,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 64,572 in 2010, up 3.6%.
What are other spellings of Conner?: Connor and Conor.
Is Conner also a first name?: Yes. Conner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.