Connolly
Connolly is a family name .
Origin and meaning
Connolly was originally a patronymic educated English name as anglicized form of Irish Ó Conghalaigh meaning "descendant of Conghalach". For its part, Conghalach is a nickname meaning “brave, courageous”.
Name bearer
- Aaron Connolly (* 2000), Irish football player
- Aidan Connolly (born 1995), Scottish football player
- Bernard Connolly , British financial analyst
- Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian
- Bobby Connolly (1897–1944), American choreographer and film director
- Brett Connolly (* 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Brian Connolly (1945–1997), Scottish musician
- Cathy Connolly (* 1956), American politician
- Chris Connolly (* 1987), American ice hockey player
- Cyril Connolly (1903–1974), English writer
- Daniel W. Connolly (1847-1894), American politician
- David Connolly (politician) (born 1939), Australian politician
- David Connolly (soccer player) (born 1977), Irish soccer player
- David Connolly (skeleton pilot) (born 1980), Irish skeleton athlete
- Derek Connolly (* 1976), American film producer and screenwriter
- Eddie Connolly (1876-1936), Canadian boxer
- Eddie Connolly (Hurler) († 2015), Irish hurler
- Francis Connolly (18731936), American long and triple jumper
- Gerry Connolly (born 1950), American politician
- Hal Connolly (1931-2010), American hammer thrower
- Harold Joseph Connolly (1901–1980), Canadian journalist and politician
- Harold Vincent Connolly (1931-2010), American hammer thrower, see Hal Connolly
- James Connolly (trade unionist) (1868–1916) Irish trade unionist and politician
- James Connolly (triple jumper) (1868–1957), American triple jumper and author
- James Connolly (long distance runner) (1900–1940), American medium and long distance runner
- James A. Connolly (1843–1914), American politician
- James G. Connolly (1886–1952), American politician
- James J. Connolly (1881–1952), American politician
- James Louis Connolly (1894–1986), American clergyman, Bishop of Fall River
- John Connolly (Bishop) (1750–1825), Irish religious, Bishop of New York
- John Connolly (writer) (born 1968), Irish writer
- John Joseph Connolly (1906–1982), Canadian lawyer, university professor and politician
- John W. Connolly (1911–1981), American politician
- Joseph Connolly (1885–1961) Irish politician
- Joseph Connolly (architect) (1840–1904), Irish-Canadian church architect
- Joseph Connolly (Author) (born 1950), British journalist and author of novels and non-fiction books
- Juliana O'Connor-Connolly (* 1961), British Speaker of the Cayman Islands Parliament
- Kevin Connolly (born 1974), American actor and director
- Kiev Connolly , Irish singer
- Kristen Connolly (* 1980), American actress
- Louisa Connolly-Burnham (born 1992), British actress
- Matthew Connolly (born 1987), English football player
- Matthew William Kemble Connolly (1872–1947), British officer
- Maureen Connolly (1934–1969), American tennis player
- Maurice Connolly (1877–1921), American politician
- Mike Connolly (* 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Myles Connolly (1897–1964), American film producer and screenwriter
- Norma Connolly (1927–1998), American actress
- Olga Connolly (* 1932), Czechoslovak-American athlete
- Pat Daniels (third marriage to Connolly; * 1943), American pentathlete, middle-distance runner and long jumper
- Peter Connolly (1935–2012), English author, illustrator and historian
- Sarah Connolly (* 1963), English opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Thomas Arthur Connolly (1899–1991), American clergyman, Archbishop of Seattle
- Thomas Joseph Connolly (1922–2015), American clergyman, Bishop of Baker
- Tim Connolly (born 1981), American ice hockey player
- Tina Connolly , American fantasy and science fiction writer
- Tom Connolly (1870–1962), American baseball referee
- Walter Connolly (1887–1940), American actor
- William E. Connolly (* 1938), American political scientist