The Conners surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,528 people carried this name — #6,190 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,604 in 2000.

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In print

Conners in American newspapers,
1874–1908.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Tribune carrying the name Conners
The Salt Lake Tribune 1907-08-05
Newspaper page from The Elk County Advocate carrying the name Conners
The Elk County Advocate 1874-01-29
Newspaper page from The San Antonio Light carrying the name Conners
The San Antonio Light 1908-09-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 57,584 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Conners in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,655 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conners. The most, 739, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,085
New South Wales 948
Queensland 375
Tasmania 98
South Australia 76
Western Australia 40
ACT (Canberra) 27
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conners.

Who carried it

People named Conners,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antuan Conners d. 2005
  • Barry Conners 1881–1933 · screenwriter
  • Barry Conners 1883–1933 · screenwriter
  • Ibra Lockwood Conners 1894–1989 · mycologist
  • Gene Conners 1930–2010 · musician
  • Dan Conners 1941–2019 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Conners,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,467 records

1,467 records of the Conners name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 548
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 329
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 194
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 159
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 108
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 81
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 39
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward D. Conners

    Born 1917 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Philadelphia; athlete. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ralph Wilson Conners

    Born 1946; from Washington, D.C. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Conners

    Arrived at New York in 1864 aboard the Aurora from Liverpool, aged 40; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,467 records for Conners in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia123 records

123 records of the Conners name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 50
  • Tasmanian Names Index 30
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 25
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Patrick Conners

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Cadet, sailing from Dublin in 1844. Native of Kerry.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Conners

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Storm King, aged 13.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stanley Wilfred Conners

    Gentleman of Malvern, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 123 records for Conners in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada96 records

96 records of the Conners name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 83
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna Conners

    Came to Ontario in 1865 aboard the St Davids, landing at Quebec, bound for Pt Stanly, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Burtis Anthony Conners

    Died 1969 in Karsdale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Annie Conners

    Died 1944; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 96 records for Conners in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Conners name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. H. Conners

    Border Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Conners

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Conners name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Francis Conners

    Died 1963, aged 76; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Conners name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clemence Francoise Conners

    Born 1911 in Aviernoz; died 1996 in Aviernoz (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Conners name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ermpge Conners

    Married in 1637 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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