Conacher

English

Etymology

Of Scottish origin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Conacher (plural Conachers)

1. A surname.
   • 2021 November 3, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Boxes with functions across the centuries”, in RAIL, number 943, page 54:

     "I am glad to know you preserve that old signal box at the top of the incline. Is it not the oldest in Scotland?" an interviewer asks John Conacher, General Manager of the North British Railway, in 1898.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Conacher is the 27895^th most common surname in England, belonging to 137 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Conacher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 358.