Conboy Surname

92,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Conboy Surname Definition:

Ó Conbhuidhe A sept of the Uí Fiachrach, often also called Conway, q.v. IF 92; Map Sligo

Conboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1891:113,65912,296
England8261:67,4557,813
Ireland5031:9,3621,265
Canada2811:131,12313,644
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3841:11,5361,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4331:115,97811,432

Conboy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Conbhuidhe A sept of the Uí Fiachrach, often also called Conway, q.v. IF 92; Map Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Conbhuidhe A sept of the Uí Fiachrach, often also called Conway, q.v. IF 92; Map Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Cubuidhe (yellow hound).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Conboy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Conboy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Conboy is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Conboy.

How Common Is The Last Name Conboy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,499th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,410,948 people. The surname Conboy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Conboy live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,189 people, or 1 in 113,659. In The United States Conboy is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Conboy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Conboy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conboy surname rose 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 131 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conboy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Conboy last name is predominantly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Conboy last name are 7.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Conboy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $50,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $54,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conboye9232/
Sconboy929/
Connboy921/
Counboy920/
Conby9128/
Conbo916/
Comboy83997/
Convoy83193/
Canboy83188/
Chonbo8321/
Conbay835/
Connbo834/
Conbey832/
Sonboy832/
Cojnby832/
Conwoy831/
Conboh831/
Connby831/
Jonboy831/
Counby830/
Tchounboy801/
Konboye77510/
Comboya7733/
Comboyo7729/
Comboye776/
Conwooy771/
Choonbo771/
Conbeye771/
Combohy771/
Sonnboy771/
Tchonbo771/
Chonbou771/
Conboie770/
Convoyt770/
Combo733,533/
Comby731,611/
Canby73859/
Convy73274/
Conba73232/
Konbo7378/
Jonbo7361/
Sonby7334/
Zonbo7332/
Sonbo7326/
Canbo7325/
Conbe7323/
Conwy739/
Conbi734/
Cunby731/
Konby731/
Cunbo731/
Tchonbay719/
Chounbey711/
Coutinbo711/
Konboeye711/
Tchomboy711/
Tchounbo711/
Conway67106,592/
Chombo6710,470/
Canbay675,122/
Combey671,783/
Convey671,765/
Canbey671,232/
Sonbay671,133/
Combot671,015/
Konbho67439/
Tchonbaye67387/
Jomboy67231/
Zonbot67209/
Combay67130/
Combos67118/
Komboy67116/
Comboz6763/
Konboz6760/
Coomby6735/
Coumbo6730/
Convay6727/
Conber6726/
Chonbi6725/
Combou6724/
Camboy6720/
Combyh6717/
Somboy6717/
Konbou6717/
Csombo6716/
Chanbo6716/
Conwey6714/
Canbos6711/
Konbay6710/
Combho678/
Konbot677/
Cunbay677/
Jonbay677/
Konbop676/
Sonnby675/
Convoi675/
Jonboh675/
Sanboy674/
Sonboi674/
Chunbo674/
Counbe673/
Conbee673/
Comboa673/
Jounbo673/
Conbis673/
Combio672/
Konboh672/
Commby672/
Ciombo672/
Canbuy672/
Conbat672/
Comboi672/
Djonbo672/
Kounbo672/
Chonbe672/
Csanbo672/
Cotnwy671/
Counba671/
Cunbuy671/
Coonbe671/
Comboj671/
Conbie671/
Convot671/
Zonboi671/
Konboi671/
Zanboy671/
Konbye671/
Conbez671/
Coombo671/
Jonboi671/
Konbgo671/
Zonbey671/
Zonmbo671/
Soonbo671/
Canbop671/
Chonvo671/
Ckunbo671/
Csonba671/
Conbes671/
Combiy671/
Combod671/
Comboš671/
Sonnbo671/
Sgonbo671/
Conwop670/
Conuay670/
Coumby670/
Conuey670/
Connvy670/
Chanby670/
Cunbey670/
Comboe670/
Koonby670/
Coonwy670/
Convio670/

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