Connan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The surname Connan 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 Connan family

The surname Connan 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 Connan 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 Connan family

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Connan Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Connan family

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Connan Ranking

In France, the name Connan is the 3,338^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Connan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Connan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Phillip Connan, who arrived in New England in 1746 3

Connan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C. Connan, who settled in New Orleans in 1821
James and Nancy Connan, who landed in New York state in 1823
Ann Connan, aged 16, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3
Charles Connan, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 3
Hugh Connan, aged 17, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3
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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)