Chonchúir

Chonchúir is a surname of Irish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Old Irish surname Ó Conchobhair, meaning "descendant of Conchobhar." The personal name Conchobhar itself is derived from the elements "con" meaning "hound" or "wolf" and "cobar" meaning "desiring." Therefore, the name can be interpreted as "hound-desirer" or "wolf-desirer."

The O' Conchobhair clan was a prominent royal family in Ireland, particularly in the province of Connacht. They held the high kingship of Ireland at various times, with the most famous being Turlough O'Connor (c. 1088–1156) and his son Rory O'Connor (died 1198), the last High King of Ireland before the Norman invasion. Numerous branches of the O' Conchobhair family existed across Ireland, and the surname has since spread internationally, with significant populations of people bearing the name Chonchúir or its variants found in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The surname is often associated with a history of leadership, nobility, and resilience in Irish history.