Connolly Family History
Connolly Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conghaile ‘descendant
of Conghal’, a name meaning ‘hound valiant’ or of Ó
Conghalaigh ‘descendant of Conghalach’, a derivative of
Conghal; the two surnames have long been confused. Another
possible origin is the West Cork name Mac Coingheallaigh (or
Ó Coingheallaigh) ‘son (or ‘descendant’) of
Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Connolly
Name Distribution of Connolly Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Connolly families
 597 - 1,191  200 - 596 |
 1 - 199  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Connolly families
|
173 - 343 58 - 172 |
1 - 57 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Connolly census records
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Connolly Family Origin
Connolly Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Connolly Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Connolly Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Connolly census records
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Military Service by Connolly
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