Conlin: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Conlon surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Conlin means

Clerks wrote Conlon in many ways, and Conlin is one that stuck. Taken at its root, Conlin points to “Grandson of little Conall (high or mighty)”.

Before spelling was fixed, Conlon was also written Conlin. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Conlan. In the 2010 US Census, 4,409 Americans gave Conlin as their last name (rank 7,542). That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

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