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Conlon History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Conlon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

Before Irish names were translated into English, Conlon had a Gaelic form of O Conallain or O Coinghiollan in Connacht; the name is O Caoindealbhain in Munster and Leinster. Connal or Connall is claimed to be a pet name for a sprout or little sprout; a term of affection or endearment.

Early Origins of the Conlon family

The surname Conlon was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Conlon family

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Conlon Spelling Variations

Lacking standardized spellings, scribes and church officials recorded people's name according to how they sounded. This practice often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Conlon are preserved in the archival documents of the period. The various spellings of the name that were found include Conlan, Conlin, Conlon, Connelen, Connelon, Connelan, O'Connelen, O'Conlan, O'Conlin, Connellon, Connellan and many more.

Early Notables of the Conlon family

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Conlon Ranking

In the United States, the name Conlon is the 5,551^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]

Conlon migration to the United States +

Many Irish families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination at that time. Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the Conlon family name:

Conlon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Conlon, who settled in Maryland in 1774

Conlon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Silvester Conlon, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1806 [2]
Peter Conlon, who landed in New York, NY in 1836 [2]
Patrick Conlon, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1860 [2]
Francis Conlon, who arrived in Colorado in 1878 [2]
John Conlon, who landed in Arkansas in 1891 [2]

Conlon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Conlon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Michael Conlon U.E. who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1783 [3]

Conlon migration to Australia +

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

Conlon Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Roger Conlon, (Conlan), (b. 1794), aged 26, Irish labourer who was convicted in Roscommon, Ireland for 7 years for house robbery, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1873 [4]
Mary Conlon, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Trafalgar" in 1847 [5]
Michael Conlon, aged 28, a labourer, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 [6]
Ellen Conlon, aged 27, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Catherine" in 1851 [6]
Anne Conlon, aged 24, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lysander" in 1851 [7]
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Conlon (post 1700) +

James A. Conlon (1921-2000), American official in the United States Department of the Treasury who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving
Robert Daniel Conlon (b. 1948), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Suzanne B. Conlon (b. 1939), United States federal judge
Arthur Joseph "Jocko" Conlon (1897-1987), American professional baseball player
Charles Martin Conlon (1868-1945), American photographer
Edward W. Conlon (b. 1965), New York Police Department (NYPD) officer and author
Kelly Conlon (b. 1969), American bass guitarist
James Conlon (b. 1950), American conductor and the current Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera
Martin McBride "Marty" Conlon (b. 1968), former American professional basketball player
Gerard "Gerry" Conlon (1954-2014), Irish member of the Guildford Four who spend 14 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being IRA bombers
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Conlon family +

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Bernard Conlon, English Trimmer from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking [8]

RMS Titanic

Mr. Thomas Henry Conlon (d. 1912), aged 31, American Third Class passenger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [9]

The Conlon Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Inter Utrumque
Motto Translation: Between the two.

Citations +

"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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TRAFALGAR 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Trafalgar.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CATHERINE 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Catherine.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LYSANDER 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Lysander.htm
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html