Connor (surname) explained

Connor (surname) should not be confused with Conners (surname).

Connor
Region:	Ireland
Variant:	O'Connor, Konnor, MacConnor, McConnor, Connors

Connor, (from Conchobar, is an Irish name meaning "Wolf Kin",^[1] "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds"^[2])

Clans and family names

• O'Connor (surname) (kin of Connor), of Irish origin mostly found in Ireland.
• MacConnor or McConnor comes from Irish Mac Conchobhair, son of Conchobhair^{[3] [4]}

Notable people

• Bull Connor (1897–1973), American police official and segregationist
• Connie Yerwood Connor (1908–1991), Texas physician
• Dutch Connor (1895–1978), American football player and coach
• George Connor (American football) (1925–2003), American football player
• George Connor (racing driver) (1906–2001), American racecar driver
• Geraldine Connor (1952–2011), British ethnomusicologist, theatre director, composer and performer
• Henry Connor (disambiguation), several people
• Jack Connor (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1994), Scottish footballer
• Jack Connor (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2010), English footballer
• Jake Connor (born 1994), English rugby player
• Jimmy Connor (footballer, born 1881), Scottish footballer
• Jimmy Connor (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1980), Scottish footballer
• Joe Connor (disambiguation), several people
• John Connor (disambiguation), several people
• Kenneth Connor (1918–1993), English actor
• Kevin Connor (artist) (born 1932), Australian artist
• Kevin Connor (director) (born 1937), film and TV director
• Kimberly Connor (born 1980), American boxer and mixed martial artist
• Kit Connor (born 2004), English actor
• Kyle Connor (born 1996), American ice hockey player
• Laura Connor, British ballet dancer
• Mark Connor (born 1949), American baseball coach
• Patrick Edward Connor (1820–1891), 19th-century American general
• Pearl Connor (1924–2005), Trinidadian theatrical and literary agent, actress and cultural activist
• Roger Connor (1857–1931), American baseball player, hall of fame inductee
• Roger G. Connor (1926–1999), American jurist
• Rose Connor (1892–1970), American architect
• Sarah Connor (singer) (born 1980), German singer
• Seldon Connor (1839–1917), American soldier
• Steven Connor (born 1955), English writer, professor and cultural critic
• William D. Connor (1864–1944), Canadian-born American politician, lieutenant governor of Wisconsin

Fictional characters

• Aidan Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Carla Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Jenny Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Johnny Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• John Connor, protagonist in the Terminator franchise
• Kate Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Liam Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Maria Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Michelle Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Paul Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Ryan Connor, a character from Coronation Street
• Sarah Connor (Terminator), mother of John Connor
• Connor, protagonist in Assassin's Creed III
• Connor, from
• Nick Connor, a character from Static Shock
• Maureen "Permafrost" Connor, a character from Static Shock

See also

• Connor (given name)
• Conner (surname)
• Connors (surname)
• Connor (disambiguation)
• O'Conor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irish Names . 1 July 2016 . 24 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624055000/http://www.20knames.com/wolf_names.htm . dead .
2. http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_first_names.htm Etymology of First Names
3. Web site: Irish genealogy records for the surname Mac%20Conchobhair.
4. Web site: Place Names NI - Home.