Conquest Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Conquest Surname Definition:

The French Conquêt, earlier Conquest, perhaps a nickname, as the name occurs without a local prefix in French directories. On the other hand, there is a place near Brest called Le Conquet. [Middle English, Old French conqueste, Low Latin conquesta; f.

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Conquest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2231:296,36927,405
England5451:102,23510,753
Australia2301:117,37312,995
Canada421:877,27667,671
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
India81:95,883,173728,828
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4281:56,9526,737
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

Conquest (25) may also be a first name.

Conquest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Conquêt, earlier Conquest, perhaps a nickname, as the name occurs without a local prefix in French directories. On the other hand, there is a place near Brest called Le Conquet. [Middle English, Old French conqueste, Low Latin conquesta; f. Latin conquirere, ‘to seek with ardour’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a contraction of Conquestor. "Willelm' Conquestor" is the name of a private person mentioned in the H.R., and Robert Conqueraunt is found in the same documents. Houghton-Conquest, co. Bedford, derives its suffix from the family, who were possessors of it before 1298. Esch. 26. Edw. I. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Le Conquet (L. Conquestas), a maritime comm, and town of France, dep. Finistère; or from Conques, a small town of France, dep. Aveyron; or of another, dep. Aude.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Conquet, Bretagne. Geoffry de Conquest held Houghton, Bedf., from the Honour of Hunts, 13th cent. (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

From Conques or Conquet; location name in Normandy.

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

Conquest: is from Conques in Aveyron—a most interesting place, with a church treasure of almost unsurpassed value, happily saved during the Revolution. English authority extended over this part of the South of France fitfully and disputedly, and the Conquest who came to England must have been one who had thrown in his lot with the losing side.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Conquest Last Name Facts

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

Conquest has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conquest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,487th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Conquest reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Conquest is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 25 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,223 people, or 1 in 296,369. In The United States Conquest is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 9 percent live, Michigan, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Conquest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Conquest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conquest surname expanded 507 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conquest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Conquest are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Conquest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning R 236,124 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conquiest941/
Conquet931,288/
Conques93324/
Conqest930/
Conquett8875/
Conquist8819/
Counquet8813/
Conguest885/
Conqueth884/
Coinquet882/
Conqeust881/
Canquest881/
Conqueit881/
Conquies880/
Conque86181/
Conquette822/
Conquiste821/
Coonquist821/
Counguest821/
Conquer80601/
Congues80116/
Conquis8023/
Conquit805/
Conguet802/
Comquet801/
Conqe771/
Kongquet752/
Conquitt751/
Canquist750/
Canque713,334/
Conces71164/
Conquy71156/
Conqui71122/
Concet7192/
Congue7126/
Conqua714/
Conqer712/
Khongquet711/
Cangque67279/
Conches67137/
Ccanque67136/
Canquis6780/
Conguez6746/
Conguis6722/
Conchet677/
Concast675/
Canquez674/
Conquiz672/
Concett671/
Conceis671/
Comquex671/
Congket671/
Concost670/
Canquex670/

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