The Connors surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,637 people carried this name — #1,823 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 19,320 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 142 births for the Connors name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 6,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. One of them was indexed under another spelling of the name.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 87
Leinster 42
Connacht 8
Ulster 5

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Connors in American newspapers,
1884–1903.

Newspaper page from The Superior Times carrying the name Connors
The Superior Times 1884-12-20
Newspaper page from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer carrying the name Connors
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1891-02-03
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Connors
The Salt Lake Herald 1903-10-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Connors in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

34,647 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Connors. The most, 7,247, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 15,112
Queensland 9,449
Victoria 6,841
Tasmania 1,344
South Australia 968
Western Australia 578
ACT (Canberra) 191
Northern Territory 111

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

Who carried it

People named Connors,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Connors
    John Connors 1830–1857 · military personnel
  • Michael Connors
    Michael Connors 1856–1908
  • Francis Lawrence Connors
    Francis Lawrence Connors 1891–1964 · politician
  • Albert J. Connors
    Albert J. Connors 1891–1948 · lawyer
  • Louis Benedict Connors
    Louis Benedict Connors 1905– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Albert J. Connors: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 160 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Connors,
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 States7,121 records

7,121 records of the Connors name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2,608
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,752
  • Other U.S. records 2,761
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Douglas W. Connors

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1944 at New York City; draftsman from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at St Thomas Cemetery, Fairfield, Connecticut.

    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 Harry Robert Connors

    Born 1933; from Babylon, New York. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1952 in Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Connors

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; servant. From Kerry, Ireland; bound for Brooklyn.

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

Showing 3 of 7,121 records for Connors 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia1,437 records

1,437 records of the Connors name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 435
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 387
  • Other Australian records 615
  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 Joanna Connors

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Maria, sailing from Kingston in 1849. Native of Limerick. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 Michael Connors

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the London, sailing from Kingston in 1850. Native of Limerick. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1858.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, aged 50; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,437 records for Connors in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada1,162 records

1,162 records of the Connors name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1,084
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 26
  • Other Canadian records 52
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Patrick Connors

    Lost in the sinking of the Titanic, 1912, aged 70; a third-class passenger. Body recovered.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Connors

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Nova Scotian, landing at Quebec, bound for Weston, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mamie Connors

    Buried in 1940 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 48.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 1,162 records for Connors in Canada.

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

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Connors name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Patrick Connors

    Will proved in 1931; of Hayle, Cornwall.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Connors

    Corporal, Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 9 records for Connors in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Connors name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 4
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Allan Anthony Joseph Connors

    Died 1993, aged 28; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eileen Patricia Connors

    Died 1985, aged 87; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record David Raymond Connors

    Buried in 1980 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 47.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Connors in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · 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).

Ireland6 records

6 records of the Connors name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Connors

    Died 1960, aged 77; buried at Derrybrien, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Connors

    Died 1822, aged 63; buried at Drumacoo, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Connors in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County 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).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Connors name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lennard Currie Connors

    Married in 1946 in Waalwijk.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Thomas Connors

    In the population register of Tiel; born 1850.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Connors in the Netherlands.

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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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