The conant Surname
conant Name Meaning and History
- English: from an Old Breton personal name, derived from an element meaning ‘high’, ‘mighty’, which was introduced into England by followers of William the Conqueror and subsequently into Ireland, where it still has some currency as a personal name.
- Scottish: habitational name from a place in Kincardineshire. The place name is of uncertain origin, possibly from an early Celtic name, Conona ‘hound stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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