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Conneely


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Origin Of The Surname Conneely

Meaning Of The Surname Conneely

Descendant of the Hound of Bravery

Interesting Facts About Conneely

Conneely is an Anglicisation of the Old Gaelic surname O’Conghaile. The prefixed ‘O’ denotes that the name is patronymic, the ‘Conghaile’ element being a Gaelic first name meaning ‘Hound of Bravery’. Therefore the surname means ‘Descendant of the Hound of Bravery’. Gaelic patronymic surnames were usually given to pass down the name of a clan chieftain or a revered elder. Jennifer Connelly the American actress is a famous bearer of this surname.

Conneely Statistics

Conneely is the number 1454 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,643 share the surname Conneely in the UK.

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