Conyer Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Conyer Surname Definition:

"Of this ancient family, originally wrote Coigniers, denominated from a place of that name in France, was Roger de Coigniers, that came into England about the end of the reign of Will, the Conqueror, to whom the bishop of Durham gave the constableship of Durham.

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Conyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7921:457,65039,105
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Conyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Of this ancient family, originally wrote Coigniers, denominated from a place of that name in France, was Roger de Coigniers, that came into England about the end of the reign of Will, the Conqueror, to whom the bishop of Durham gave the constableship of Durham." Kimber. The family gave the suffix to Howton Coigniers, co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Coigniers, in Normandy, their ancient residence; came into England with William the Conqueror.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Conyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Conyer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Conyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 403,243rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. The surname Conyer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Conyer live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 457,650. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 13 percent reside, Tennessee, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Conyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Conyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Conyer last name grew 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Conyer surname are 12.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.79% registered with the party.

Conyer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $42,870 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conoyer92183/
Connyer9225/
Conyerd925/
Conyere920/
Coneyer920/
Cohnyer920/
Connoyer86127/
Counoyer8610/
Chonyere862/
Coutnyer861/
Conouyer861/
Comnoyer860/
Conger839,603/
Konyer8361/
Cogner8339/
Conier8320/
Conuer837/
Coneer832/
Conher832/
Conear831/
Conjer831/
Canyer831/
Cunyer830/
Conoer830/
Coneur830/
Coutnayer801/
Conejar771,450/
Cosnier771,097/
Chonier77205/
Connier7754/
Canayer7754/
Cognier7754/
Connear7745/
Canoyer7737/
Konyher7728/
Congear779/
Connoer774/
Counger773/
Conouer772/
Conejer772/
Canyoer771/
Congier771/
Conneur771/
Coinher771/
Conauer771/
Kosnyer771/
Cannyer771/
Cougner771/
Coneyar771/
Coniere770/
Comnier770/
Counier770/
Coonier770/
Cunnyer770/
Coneior770/
Konoyer770/
Conneer770/
Cannuyer71174/
Choinier7110/
Chonnier714/
Cousnier713/
Choniere713/
Conhieer711/
Cooneyjr711/
Canniyer711/
Conehare711/
Chounier710/
Kohneyer710/
Conehart710/
Conniere710/
Choiniere672,791/
Konger67313/
Canger67227/
Conoir67198/
Konjer67189/
Canier67187/
Cunier67176/
Conour67176/
Kanyer67157/
Caneer67151/
Cagner6765/
Konear6759/
Konier6733/
Kogner6732/
Cunger6728/
Zschogner6715/
Kunyer6711/
Cugner678/
Konoer677/
Canher676/
Conair675/
Koneer675/
Cunher674/
Zanyer674/
Canuer673/
Canayr673/
Canjer672/
Canoer672/
Chouniere671/
Conjir671/
Zonier671/
Cannuyere671/
Canear670/

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