Connery is an Irish surname from County Waterford and Wexford. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic Ó Conaire 'descendant of Conaire', a name meaning 'keeper of the hound'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Edward Connery (1933–2019), Canadian politician

• Gary Connery (born 1970), British skydiver and stuntman

• Jason Connery (born 1963), English actor and director, son of Sean Connery

• Lawrence J. Connery (18951941), American politician, brother of William P. Connery Jr. and son of William P. Connery Sr.

• Matt Connery, bass player in the American indie rock band Pile

• Neil Connery (1938–2021), Scottish actor, brother of Sean Connery

• Neil Connery, ITV News correspondent working on Yemen and other topics

• Sean Connery (19302020), Scottish actor and producer; brother of Neil Connery and father of Jason Connery

• William Joseph Connery, who helped silent film era actor Sessue Hayakawa acquire the money to form his own production company

• William P. Connery Jr. (18881937), American politician, brother of Lawrence J. Connery and son of William P. Connery Sr.

• William P. Connery Sr. (18551928), American politician, father of Lawrence J. Connery and William P. Connery, Jr.

See also

• O.K. Connery, 1967 Italian Eurospy comedy film released in America as Operation Kid Brother

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