Conkling Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Conkling Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of the petty king or chieftain.

Conkling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8281:198,28219,532
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5311:32,8013,948

Conkling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of the petty king or chieftain.

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

Conkling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Conkling is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Conkling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,358th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,884,619 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Conkling reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Conkling is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,828 people, or 1 in 198,282. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Conkling is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Conkling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Conkling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conkling last name grew 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conkling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Conkling surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Conkling last name are 16.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.19% being registered to vote for the party.

Conkling earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $45,649 USD per year.

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Conkling Reference & Research

Conklin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Conklin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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