Where in Ireland does the family CONNOLLY come from? Is CONNOLLY a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname CONNOLLY were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
CONNOLLY Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 11,715 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 41st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 11,034 (94.19%), Presbyterian: 320 (2.73%), Anglican: 271 (2.31%), Methodist: 45 (0.38%), Other / Not Given: 32 (0.27%), Baptist: 6 (0.05%), Congregationalist: 6 (0.05%), Plymouth Brethren: 1 (0.01%)
CONNOLLY Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 11,768 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 39th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
CONNOLLY Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 11,715
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 41st
- Strongest county association: Monaghan
Where was the CONNOLLY surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname CONNOLLY had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Monaghan — Ranked 3rd with 1,231 people
- Leitrim — Ranked 13th with 605 people
- Galway — Ranked 15th with 1,288 people
- Kildare — Ranked 17th with 346 people
- Sligo — Ranked 19th with 426 people
- Louth — Ranked 32nd with 307 people
- Cavan — Ranked 43rd with 306 people
- Fermanagh — Ranked 43rd with 234 people
- Waterford — Ranked 47th with 292 people
- Offaly — Ranked 48th with 195 people
- Dublin — Ranked 54th with 1,000 people
- Tyrone — Ranked 56th with 440 people
- Cork — Ranked 65th with 1,106 people
- Roscommon — Ranked 66th with 279 people
- Carlow — Ranked 70th with 99 people
- Laois — Ranked 73rd with 132 people
- Wexford — Ranked 76th with 216 people
- Longford — Ranked 80th with 121 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 86th with 105 people
- Meath — Ranked 87th with 148 people
- Armagh — Ranked 88th with 246 people
Woulfe Surname Index for CONNOLLY
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname CONNOLLY.
Dúchas Surname Index for CONNOLLY
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname CONNOLLY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
CONNOLLY in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
CONNOLLY in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname CONNOLLY who are Catholic in each locality
CONNOLLY in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname CONNOLLY who are Anglican in each locality
CONNOLLY in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname CONNOLLY who are Presbyterian in each locality
CONNOLLY in Scotland
Patterns associated with the CONNOLLY surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.