as a First Name
Anglicized spelling of Conán. In historical times, the name was borne by a 7th-century saint, bishop of the Isle of Man. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), creator of Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh, of Irish stock. The science-fiction creation Conan the Destroyer owes more to the villain of legend than to the bishop or the writer. For the most part this name is of Irish origin; however, it was in use in Yorkshire, especially among the Askes and the Bartons, from the 12th to the 16th centuries. In this case, the name was derived from Conan, Earl of Richmond, and is of Breton origin.
| 6,976th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 812
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Conan per capita
- 1976
- marked the height of its popularity
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