Converse Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Converse Surname Definition:

(English, French) One who has been converted (to the Christian religion); one who came from Coignieres in France.

Converse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8701:61,7487,236
Canada491:751,95159,756
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0731:24,2253,008

Converse (90) may also be a first name.

Converse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, French) One who has been converted (to the Christian religion); one who came from Coignieres in France.

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

Converse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Converse occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Converse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,444th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,221,923 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Converse live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Converse is also the 1,005,046th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,870 people, or 1 in 61,748. In The United States Converse is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Converse exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

Converse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Converse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Converse surname grew 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Converse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Converse surname are 16.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Converse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning $45,129 CAD per year.

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Converse Reference & Research

Converse FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Converse 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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