Conan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The surname Conan comes from the Irish surname Ó Cuanain (O'Conein and MacConein) and is derived from the Irish Cuinin for "rabbit", son of Dugal. They claim descendancy through the Donnelly line of the native Irish. 1

Early Origins of the Conan family

The surname Conan was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where Isaac O Cuanain was Bishop of Roscrea from 1161 to 1168. But the name was scattered throughout Ireland, some bearers being recorded in Kildare and the surrounding counties in the 16th century.

Bearers of the name Conan were also present in County Sligo, where O'Cunane was a principal Irish name in the census of 1659. The two baronies of County Leitrim which border County Sligo, had the name O'Conan listed in the same census.

Early History of the Conan family

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Conan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Conan, Coonan, Coonane, O'Conan, O'Cunane and others.

Early Notables of the Conan family

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Conan Ranking

In France, the name Conan is the 1,344^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,226 people with that name. 2

Conan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mary Conan, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1767 3

Conan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Peter, Betty, and Michael Conan, who, who landed in New Bedford, Maryland in 1805
Betty Conan, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1805 3
Michael Conan, aged 3, who landed in New York, NY in 1805 3
Peter Conan, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1805 3
Adam Conan, who arrived in New York in 1820
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Contemporary Notables of the name Conan (post 1700) +

Neal Conan (1949-2021), American radio journalist, producer, editor, and correspondent who worked for National Public Radio for over 36 years
Abraham P. Conan, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1932, 1934 4
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), English novelist best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Conan Aske,
Conan Christopher O'Brien (b. 1963), American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html