Connar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Today's Irish surnames are underpinned by a multitude of rich histories. The name Connar originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Conchobhair, derived from the personal name Conchobhar.

Early Origins of the Connar family

The surname Connar was first found in Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The chief O'Connor Kerry was lord of a vast area north of Kerry prior to the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170, when they were pushed further north.

Early History of the Connar family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Connar research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1761, 1763, 1834 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Connar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Connar Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Connar family

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Connar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Connar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Honor Connar, who landed in Maryland in 1678 1

Connar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Connar, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1879 1
Mr. Frederick Connar, (b. 1867), aged 32, Cornish labourer travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 14th October 1899 en route to New York, USA 2

Connar migration to Australia +

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

Connar Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Connar, Scottish convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 14 years, transported aboard the "England"on 28th April 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
Patrick Connar, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Mary Dugdale" in 1840 4

Citations +

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) MARY DUGDALE 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840MaryDugdale.gif