Connolly Family History
Connolly Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conghaile ‘descendant
of Conghal’, a name meaning ‘hound valiant’ or of Ó
Conghalaigh ‘descendant of Conghalach’, a derivative of
Conghal; the two surnames have long been confused. Another
possible origin is the West Cork name Mac Coingheallaigh (or
Ó Coingheallaigh) ‘son (or ‘descendant’) of
Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Connolly Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Connolly families
 464 - 925  155 - 463 |
 1 - 154  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Connolly families
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597 - 1,191 200 - 596 |
1 - 199 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Connolly families
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173 - 343 58 - 172 |
1 - 57 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Connolly Family Origin
Connolly Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Connolly
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Connolly Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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