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There are approximately 11,343 people named Oconnor in the UK. That makes it the 924th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 180 are named Oconnor.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

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O'Connor
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Occonors
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The Oconnor surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

O'CONNOR. The O'Connors of Connaught spring from Conor or Concovar, who died in 971. O'Donovan. The family were subdivided at an early period; and the head of one branch assumed the epithet of the O'Connor Roe, or the " Iled-haired," while the other was known as the O'Connor Bon, or the " Brown-haired."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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