Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CONN
There are approximately 2,929 people named Conn in the UK. That makes it the 3,334th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 46 are named Conn.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
ConCoone
Coene
Cons
Coones
Connn
Counn
Counne
Coenne
Ccon
Coun
Coune
Coohn
Coehn
Couhn
Cougn
Cos'n
Ccons
Couns
Coonz
Coonnes
Couni
Coono
Counney
Coeno
The Conn surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) Strength, according to O'Donovan; it is also the genitive plural of cu, a dog. Cond, signifies protecting, keeping.