Coneys Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
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Coneys is a surname found predominantly in the North Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. The surname has two meanings. Coney means either a 'rabbit' or a 'small group of fish'. However, due to the fact that the North Connemara region is surrounded by water, the Coneys surname means 'small groups of fish'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 264 | 1:1,372,951 | 95,166 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 40 | 1:110,747 | 6,785 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Coneys Surname Meaning
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Coneys is a surname found predominantly in the North Connemara region of County Galway, Ireland. The surname has two meanings. Coney means either a 'rabbit' or a 'small group of fish'. However, due to the fact that the North Connemara region is surrounded by water, the Coneys surname means 'small groups of fish'. This hints that individuals with the Coneys surname are descended from fishermen that had small businesses in North Connemara. This could also mean that individuals with the Coneys surname are descended from fishermen that caught smaller fish instead of larger fish or larger aquatic animals like lobsters.
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Coneys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coneys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Coneys has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coneys? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 919,444th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. Coneys occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Coneys are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 1,372,951. In The United States Coneys is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 31 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Coneys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coneys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Coneys surname increased 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Coneys Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Coneys are 26.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Coneys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.86% more than the national average, earning $52,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,955 CAD per year.
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