Irish (especially Munster), an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conchobhair, 'descendant of Conchobhar'. The personal name is said to come from Cú Chobhair, from cú 'hound' and cobhar 'desiring'. Present-day bearers claim descent from a 10th-century king of Connacht, and the medieval kings of Connacht and the last High Kings of Ireland bore the name.
Spellings and related forms: Ó Conchobhair, O'Conor, O'Conner, Connor.
Follows the traditional reading of Conchobhar as 'hound of desire'; the horn that calls the hounds avoids repeating a hound image.
Most surnames have no single "family crest". In heraldry, a coat of arms belonged to one person and passed down one line of descent. Sites that sell "the O'Connor coat of arms" usually show the arms of one historic family that shared the name. Ours is different on purpose: an original design built from what the name means, which any O'Connor can own honestly.
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Name meanings come from the sources above, checked 2026-10. Where scholars disagree, we say so.