Where did the name Connor come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Connor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Connor Coat of Arms and Name History

Connor

Origin Displayed: Irish-Alt

Origins Available: Irish-Alt, Irish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Connor, Conner, Conor, Connors, O'Connor, Connores, Conner, Connar, Connars, O'Connar, O'Conner, Connair, Connairs, Connaire, Connaires, Cawner, Cawners, Caunnor, Cauner, Cauners and many more.

First found in Munster where they were seated from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Conner who settled in Plymouth, arriving on the "Fortune" in 1621; just a year after the "Mayflower," Cornelious Conner, who settled in Exeter in 1650.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)

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Suggested Readings for the name Connor
"The American Descendants of Henry Connor of County Antrim, Ireland" by Robert Stephens Hand.

Some noteworthy people of the name Connor

John Thomas Connor, American Lawyer
Ralph Connor, American Chemist
Reginald Connor, Australian politician
Sergeant James P Connor, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944