Conlan
Conlan is a surname of Irish origin, meaning hero. In its original Gaelic form it was spelt a number of different ways, resulting in many English-language versions, such as Conlon, Connellan, etc.
The O'Connellans were chiefs of Crioch Tullach, in County Tyrone. O'Conalláin (O'Connellan or O'Kendellan) were princes of Ui Laeghari or "Ive-Leary" in the tenth and eleventh centuries, an extensive territory in the counties of Meath and Westmeath (O'Coindealbhain, O'Connialláin, O'Connolláin, O'Connellan). Branches of this family in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries settled in the counties of Roscommon, Galway and Mayo.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bernard Conlan (1923–2013), British Labour Party politician
- Craig Conlan, Scottish comics writer and artist
- Dennis Conlan (1838–1870), American Civil War soldier
- Greg Conlan (born 1963), Australian footballer
- Jason Conlan (born 1971), New Zealand cartoonist
- Jocko Conlan (1899–1989), American Hall of Fame umpire
- John Bertrand Conlan (born 1930, son of Jocko Conlan), American lawyer and Republican politician
- John Conlan (Kildare politician), Irish politician and farmer
- John Conlan (Monaghan politician) (1928–2004), Irish Fine Gael politician, grocer and publican
- Joseph Conlan, American film score composer
- Michael Conlan (born 1991), Irish boxer
- Matthew Conlan (born 1993) Irish hurler, for County Down
- Martin E. Conlan (1849–1923), Democratic state legislator in South Dakota
- Matt Conlan, Australian politician
- Michael Conlan (born 1958, son of Neil Conlan), former Australian footballer in the Victorian Football League
- Neil Conlan (1936-1978), Australian footballer
- Shane Conlan (born 1964), former professional American football player
- Bradford Conlan (born 1981), American Biotech CEO
Fictional characters:
- Molly Conlan McKinnon, character from the CBS Soap As The World Turns
- "Pretty" Ricky Conlan is a light heavyweight boxer from Liverpool, England, and the main antagonist in Creed
Companies:
- Conlan ApS - Danish based Access Control Security manufacturer. Also operates in Germany as Conlan Gmbh.
References
- O'Loughlin, Michael C. (2002). The Book of Irish Families, Great and Small. Irish Roots. p. 50. ISBN 0940134098.
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