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|region = [[Ireland]], Gaelic [[Scotland]], [[Isle of Man]]
|origin = [[Irish language|Irish]]
|related names = [[O'Connor (disambiguation)|O'Connor]], [[MacConnor]], [[McConnor]], [[Connors (disambiguation)|Connors]]
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{{Wiktionary|Connor}}

'''Connor''', (from ''[[Conchobar (disambiguation)|Conchobar]]'', is an [[Irish language|Irish]] name meaning "Wolf Kin",<ref>[http://www.20000-names.com/wolf_names.htm Irish Names]</ref> "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds"<ref>[http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_first_names.htm Etymology of First Names]</ref>)

==Clans and family names==
* [[O'Connor (disambiguation)]] ([[Kinship|kin]] of Connor), esp. [[Ireland|Irish]]
* MacConnor or McConnor, esp. [[Scotland|Scottish]]

==People with this surname==

===Living persons===
* [[Jack Connor (ice hockey)]] (born 1989), Australian
* [[Jake Connor]], English rugby league footballer
* [[Jimmy Connor (footballer born 1881)]], Scottish
* [[Jimmy Connor (footballer born 1909)]], Scottish
* [[John Connor (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Kevin Connor (director)]], film and TV director
* [[Kevin Connor (artist)]], Australian artist
* [[Mark Connor]], American baseball coach
* [[Sarah Connor (singer)]], German singer
* [[Steven Connor]], English writer, professor and cultural critic
*Patrick Connor, Artist, Irish, born 1948
*Johanna Connor, Artist, Irish, born 1972

===Historical figures===
* Edward "Ted" Connor, [[Manchester United]] player 1909&ndash;1911
* Eugene [[Bull Connor]], police official and segregationist
* [[George Connor (driver)]], American racecar driver
* [[George Connor (football)]], American football player
* [[Jack Connor (footballer born 1911)]], Scottish footballer
* [[Jack Connor (footballer born 1934)]], English footballer
* [[John Connor (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Kenneth Connor]] (1918-1993), English actor
* [[Patrick Edward Connor]], 19th-century American general
* [[Roger Connor]] (1857–1931), baseball player
* [[Selden Connor]] (1839–1917), American soldier
* [[William D. Connor]], Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

===Fictional characters===
* [[John Connor]], protagonist in the ''Terminator'' franchise
* [[Sarah Connor (Terminator)|Sarah Connor ''(Terminator)'']], mother of John Connor
* Connor, protagonist in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

==See also==
*[[Connor (given name)]]
*[[Conner (surname)]]
*[[Connors (surname)]]
*[[Connor (disambiguation)]]
*[[O'Connor]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{surname|Connor}}

[[Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames]]

Revision as of 11:23, 11 February 2016

Connor
Origin
Word/nameIrish
Region of originIreland, Gaelic Scotland, Isle of Man
Other names
Related namesO'Connor, 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

People with this surname

Living persons

Historical figures

Fictional characters

See also

References