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Early Origins of the Connop family

The surname Connop was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year in the 13th century from Connop in Hereford.

Early History of the Connop family

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Connop Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Connop, Connope, Connope and others.

Early Notables of the Connop family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • the Connope family of Pembridge


United States Connop migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Connop Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A. Connop, aged 48, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Mr. Charles Connop, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
  • Thomas Connop, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1894
  • Charles Connop, aged 31, who settled in America, in 1896
Connop Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Henry Connop, aged 36, who landed in America from London, in 1906
  • Martha Connop, who immigrated to America from London, in 1906
  • Dorothy Connop, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
  • Mary Connop, aged 23, who landed in America from Boorle, England, in 1911

Contemporary Notables of the name Connop (post 1700) +

  • Rod Connop (b. 1959), former professional Canadian CFL football player with the Edmonton Eskimos
  • Newell Connop Thirlwall (1797-1875), English historian and bishop of St. David's, born in London, namesake of the Thirlwall Prize at Cambridge University, third son of the Rev. Thomas Thirlwall (d. 1827), the son of Thomas Thirlwall (d. 1808), vicar of Cottingham, near Hull


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