Connel

surname · English · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Connel is a surname, most frequently recorded in the United States. It appears chiefly in English and Welsh, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Irish Conall.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 646K◐
  • AUAustralia1 in 425K
  • GBUnited Kingdom1 in 443K

carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.

Meaning & origin●

Derivation of Connel: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Connel
  1. IrishConall●
  2. Proto-Celtic*Kunowalos◐via Conall
  3. Proto-Celtic root*kū“dog“dog, hound”◐via Conall

Steps marked ◐ come from the entry for the form named above them, not from this name's own sources.

From Irish Conall.

Sources 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary

Where in the world●

Where Connel is recorded, by country
CountryShare of this name
US United States4,10676%
GB United Kingdom4368%
AU Australia1573%
CA Canada1413%
FR France671%

≈4,907 recorded bearers across the countries shown (a sample of the full distribution).

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Languages●

  • English4.8K89%
  • Welsh2254%
  • Spanish1002%
  • French751%
  • Italian301%
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Languages in which the name is recorded
NameRecordsNote
English4,80489%
Welsh2254%
Spanish1002%
French751%
Italian301%

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Evidence●

Attested in 16 sources across 8 countries.

Official registers attesting Connel
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000480#42,529
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020475#48,050
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010417#50,196
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020113#50,999
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)19956—
DM DominicaDominica — Revised List of Electors May 202520255#155
GB United KingdomNRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present)19995#313
GB United KingdomNRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present)19965#326
GB United KingdomNRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present)20054#446
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex20203#50,999
GD GrenadaGrenada — Consolidated List of Electors December 202520253#147
GB United KingdomNRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present)20063#584

Reference works 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-09-06 data build · 29 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Connel?
Our records include 4,907 bearers of Connel across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.
In which country does Connel have the most bearers?
Connel is most frequently recorded in the United States.
What does the name Connel mean?
Recorded meaning: From Irish Conall.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Connel”. Data snapshot 2026-08-31.

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