Connally History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

While many Irish names are familiar, their past incarnations are often shrouded in mystery, reflecting the ancient Gaelic heritage of their bearers. The original Gaelic form of the name Connally is Ó Conghalaigh, Ó Conghaile, or Ó Coingheallaigh. 1

Early Origins of the Connally family

The surname Connally was first found in Connacht and Munster, as well as County Monaghan and Leinster. There were three Gaelic septs whose name was Anglicized as Connolly: the O Conghalaigh sept (also known as O Conghaile) who lived in Connacht and the adjacent County Monaghan; the O Coingheallaigh sept, which also used the alias Mac Coingheallaigh, were subordinate to the powerful O'Donovans and dwelled in West Cork in Munster; and another sept, related to the O'Maddens, resided in Connacht and were of the Ui Maine. 2

Early History of the Connally family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Connally research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1014, 1591, 1660, 1715, 1729, 1738, 1750, 1760, 1803 and 1825 are included under the topic Early Connally History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Connally Spelling Variations

Irish names recorded during the Middle Ages are characterized by many spelling variations. This preponderance of variations for common names can be explained by the fact that the scribes and church officials that kept records during that period individually decided how to capture one's name. These recorders primarily based their decisions on how the name was pronounced or what it meant. Research into the name Connally revealed many variations, including Connolly, Conolly, Connally, O'Connolly, Connolley, Conally, Connelly, Conoley, Connaleigh, Connelay, Conley, Conlay, Conlaye and many more.

Early Notables of the Connally family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was William Connolly (c.1660-1729), Speaker of the House of Commons. He was the son of a publican, or, as some say, of a blacksmith. Having been called to the bar, he soon made way in his profession; but he distinguished himself more particularly in the Irish House of Commons, of which he was chosen speaker 12 Nov. 1715. He continued to hold this post until his resignation through failure of health, 12 Oct...
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Connally Ranking

In the United States, the name Connally is the 9,253^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Connally migration to the United States +

Irish immigrants began to leave the English-controlled Ireland in sizable numbers during the late 18th century. Many of these Irish immigrated to British North America or the United States in the hopes of gaining their own tract of farmland. This pattern of migration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine caused a great exodus of immigrants to North America. These immigrants differed from their predecessors in that they were desperately fleeing the disease and starvation that plagued their homeland, and many were entirely destitute when they arrived in North America. Although these penniless immigrants were not warmly welcomed when they arrived, they were critical to the rapid development of the United States and what would become known as Canada. Many went to populate the western frontiers and others provided the cheap labor the new manufacturing sector and the building of bridges, roads, railways, and canals required. A thorough examination of immigration and passenger lists has revealed some of the earliest people to arrive in North America with name Connally or one of its variants:

Connally Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Michael and Thomas Connally who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834 and 1856 respectively
John Connally, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 4
Edgar Albert Connally, who landed in Mississippi in 1898 4

Connally migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Connally Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Alice Connally, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Inconstant" in 1849 5
Owen Connally, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Marshall Bennett" 6

Connally migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Connally Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Honor Connally, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Nimroud" in 1864

Contemporary Notables of the name Connally (post 1700) +

Thomas Terry "Tom" Connally (1877-1963), American politician, United States Senator from Texas (1929-1953), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1917-1929)
John Bowden Connally Jr. (1917-1993), American politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1971-1972), 39th Governor of Texas (1963-1969); he was seriously wounded when President Kennedy was assassinated
Ben Clarkson Connally (1909-1975), United States federal judge
Fritzie Lee Connally (b. 1958), former professional baseball player
George Walter "Sarge" Connally (1898-1978), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally (1919-2006), First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969
Wayne Wright Connally (1923-2000), Texas rancher, a Democratic member of both houses of the Texas State
Connally Findlay Trigg (1810-1880), American jurist, Judge of the United States District Court for Tennessee (1862-1880) and (1862-1880)
Connally Findlay Trigg (1847-1907), American Confederate soldier during the American Civil War and politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1885-1887)
Connally T. Rush, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Abingdon, Virginia, 1924-33 (acting, 1924) 7

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The INCONSTANT the Voyage - 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Inconstant.htm
South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARSHALL BENNETT 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/marshallbennett1852.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html