Congreve Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Congreve Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Congreave.' I cannot find the spot; compare Middle English com, a rabbit; Middle English grave, probably a woodland avenue, graved, or cut out of the forest (v. Greaves).

'William Conereve (1670-1739), the dramatist, was born at Bardsey, near Leeds.

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Congreve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3331:167,32115,468
Australia1091:247,66722,912
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Wales401:77,3636,557
Chile191:927,18319,125
France141:4,744,480251,814
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Congrève (1) are calculated separately.

Congreve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Congreave.' I cannot find the spot; compare Middle English com, a rabbit; Middle English grave, probably a woodland avenue, graved, or cut out of the forest (v. Greaves).

'William Conereve (1670-1739), the dramatist, was born at Bardsey, near Leeds. The family had long been settled at Stretton, Staffordshire': Dictionary of National Biography.

Mark Conigrave, or Cunygrave, 1556: Register of the University of Oxford.

1667. John Congrave and Elizabeth Orton: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1789. Married — Thomas Congreve and Mary Oades: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Congreve = the Cony (Rabbit) - Grove [Middle English coni, prob. thro. Old French connil, from Latin cunicul -us, a rabbit + Middle English gre(a)ve, Old English grœf, a grove]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate in co. Stafford, which has been held by the family almost from the time of the Conquest. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Congreve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Congreve is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Congrève. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Congreve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Congreve is the 536,164th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. Congreve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Congreve reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 167,321. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 34 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Congreve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Congreve has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Congreve surname rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Congreve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Congreve last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Congreve earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Congrève961/
Congreave9491/
Congreves9429/
Congrevee941/
Congreaves8930/
Congrove88814/
Congrave88259/
Cosgreve880/
Congrive880/
Cosgreave8231/
Conggrove822/
Cosgreive820/
Cosgrive752/
Casgreve750/
Kongreeva7115/
Casgrive630/
Cahangirva561/
Kangirwe503/
Kangerwe502/
Kangrovi501/

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