Conroy Surname

11,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Conroy Surname Definition:

For O'Mulconry, q.v.

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Conroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,1571:15,0041,886
England7,2361:7,7001,129
Ireland6,2731:751130
Australia4,3671:6,182899
Canada2,1321:17,2822,476
Scotland1,0071:5,317892
New Zealand5891:7,6881,308
Northern Ireland2991:6,1711,117
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
France1511:439,88663,493
Peru1501:211,8949,526
Wales1031:30,0443,055
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Guernsey221:2,929767
Jersey191:5,2211,083
China121:113,943,4645,994
Israel121:713,13647,700
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
India61:127,844,230863,365
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tonga11:107,313791
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,9201:1,130216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0251:12,0371,830
Scotland1861:20,1252,003
Wales131:120,6475,000
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7281:8,7671,121

Conroy (2,596) may also be a first name.

Conroy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For O'Mulconry, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Red-Headed Con” in Erse. (“Con” means “Dog of 100 Battles”).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) The son of Curaoi (hound of the plain).

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

Contracted from O'Mulconry, ‘Mulconry’s ‘Descendant'.

In Ireland it is frequently Anglicised King.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

User-submitted Reference

Depending on whom you ask, the name has been tied to: wise, red and persistent.

It is believed that the common ancestral family name is Ó Maolconaire, a family of bards and musicians. Another possible ancestral family is Mac Conraoi, Originally a Dalcassian family from Delbhna Tir Dhá Locha (The Delbhna of the Two Lakes) in what is now County Galway.

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Conroy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Conroy (Marathi: कॉनरॉय) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,873rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 153,941 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Conroy reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Conroy is also the 144,326th most widespread first name globally It is held by 2,596 people.

The surname Conroy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,157 people, or 1 in 15,004. In The United States Conroy is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Conroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Conroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Conroy last name grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 160 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 541 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 792 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conroy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Conroy last name are 3.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.48% registered with the party.

The amount Conroy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning 380,025 kr per year; in Peru they earn 253.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 68,569 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning R 219,216 per year; in United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $51,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conroyd9272/
Connroy925/
Conroys922/
Conroyy921/
Conrroy920/
Coonroy920/
Conry912,763/
Conro91191/
Conroyii861/
Conrod831,242/
Conrey83941/
Conroe83306/
Conray8330/
Konroy8325/
Conroi8322/
Jonroy8310/
Conrot837/
Comroy837/
Sonroy835/
Counry833/
Conrou832/
Connry831/
Conros831/
Chonro831/
Canroy830/
Conryo830/
Conruy830/
Coonrod772,044/
Conroux77322/
Conruyt7716/
Conroth7716/
Konroyd7712/
Connrot7712/
Coonrop778/
Chonrey777/
Chonray773/
Conrejo772/
Tchonro772/
Cuonrod771/
Conroid771/
Conrood771/
Coonroe771/
Chonrou771/
Conroij771/
Conross771/
Connray771/
Chanroy771/
Connrey770/
Conrahy770/
Counrod770/
Conrods770/
Connrod770/
Conreye770/
Conrrey770/
Coonrou770/
Coinrey770/
Canro73301/
Canry7358/
Konro7342/
Conra7324/
Sonro7321/
Conre7319/
Conri734/
Comro732/
Comry732/
Jonry732/
Zonro731/
Jonro731/
Conré731/
Conrí731/
Cunry730/
Conehero7111/
Coonrood715/
Coonrodt711/
Chonriya711/
Conrad67102,630/
Chonre67425/
Canrio67325/
Conrat67286/
Sonroi67231/
Cunrod6775/
Comrey6761/
Conrie6756/
Conrau6745/
Chanry6744/
Sonray6725/
Konnry6722/
Zonroi6719/
Conred6717/
Konroo6716/
Janroy6712/
Chonra6711/
Canrro6711/
Konray6710/
Conrah6710/
Konrot6710/
Conrád6710/
Chanro679/
Coenra678/
Conras674/
Jonryd674/
Conrit674/
Sohnro673/
Conris673/
Konrou673/
Canriy672/
Conraz672/
Soonro672/
Conrra672/
Khonry672/
Comray671/
Camroy671/
Cahnry671/
Chonri671/
Cunray671/
Connri671/
Conrae671/
Conres671/
Conrid671/
Cionra671/
Comrod671/
Zounro671/
Kounro671/
Tsonro671/
Djonro671/
Coomro671/
Comrop671/
Chonehery671/
Kanroy671/
Jonrod671/
Koinro671/
Canrey670/
Canray670/
Cannry670/
Cunrey670/
Canrod670/
Kounry670/
Canroe670/
Cunnry670/
Connre670/

Conroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Conroy in the Marathi language
कॉनरॉयkonaroya50
कॉनरोयkonaroya50

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