Connery
Connery is an Irish surname from County Waterford and Wexford. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Conaire 'descendant of Conaire', a name meaning 'keeper of the hound'. Notable people with the surname include:Edward Connery (1933–2019), Canadian politician Gary Connery, British skydiver and stuntman Jason Connery, English actor and director, son of Sean Connery Lawrence J.
Meaning & Origin of Connery
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Connery is an Irish surname from County Waterford and Wexford. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Conaire 'descendant of Conaire', a name meaning 'keeper of the hound'. Notable people with the surname include:Edward Connery (1933–2019), Canadian politician Gary Connery, British skydiver and stuntman Jason Connery, English actor and director, son of Sean Connery Lawrence J.
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The Story of Connery
Connery first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 15 Connerys were born — ranking #4,918 that year. As of 2026, Connery ranks #12,135 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 145 Connerys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Connery
Connery is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 145 births in the dataset. Connery's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,918. Use the chart and map above to compare Connery's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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