# Connor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/connor/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 29,346 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,207 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,521 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (28,107 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑnəɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Conor, Conner, Konner |

## Etymology

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”). The surname is from Irish Ó Conchúir (“descendant of Conchúr”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Connor 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Connor

- Kit Connor, British actor (born 2004)
- Chris Connor, American jazz singer (1927–2009)
- Kyle Connor, American ice hockey player
- Keith Connor, British athlete
- Joanna Connor, American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Roger Connor, American baseball player (1857-1931)
- Bull Connor, American politician and segregationist (1897-1973)
- Larry Connor, American real estate and technology entrepreneur
- Alice Connor, British actress (1990-)
- James Connor, Australian diver
- John T. Connor, American businessman and government official (1914-2000)
- Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Conner, Conroy, Connery, Coomer, Conyer, Comer, Camara, Chamorro, Chmura, Chenier, Camero, Canary.

## 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.