Coventry Surname
Approximately 5,614 people bear this surname
Coventry Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coventry,' in the county of Warwick.
Thomas de Coventre, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Covingtre, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter de Coventre, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameCoventry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,773 | 1:31,426 | 4,192 |
| Australia | 1,398 | 1:19,310 | 2,674 |
| United States | 994 | 1:364,647 | 32,446 |
| Scotland | 453 | 1:11,819 | 1,589 |
| Canada | 235 | 1:156,790 | 15,900 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| New Zealand | 204 | 1:22,198 | 3,889 |
| Northern Ireland | 66 | 1:27,955 | 3,011 |
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| Ireland | 45 | 1:104,643 | 5,503 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 786 | 1:31,012 | 4,126 |
| Scotland | 388 | 1:9,647 | 1,234 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 285 | 1:176,206 | 15,764 |
Coventry (63) may also be a first name.
Coventry Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coventry,' in the county of Warwick.
Thomas de Coventre, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Covingtre, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter de Coventre, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Alexander de Coventre, Warwickshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Johannes de Coventre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1575. Married — William Bright and Hellen Coventrie: St. James, Clerkenwell.
John Coventrie, of West Kirby, Lancashire, 1604: Wills at Chester.
1801. Married — George Coventry and Mary Allen: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the city of the name in the county of Warwick, England. Peter de Coventre rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.). The earliest bearers of the name in Scotland appear to have been churchmen. Johannes de Couentre was a charter witness in Angus, 1344 (RAA., II, p. 19), and William de Couentre granted anew the church of Inhyrharyte (Inverharity) in the diocese of St. Andrews the following year (Pap. Pet., I, p. 89). Thomas de Conventre was canon of Caithness, 1348 (CSR., I, p. 127), Walter de Covingtre was decanus of Aberdour, 1426 (RMS., II, 55), and Patrick Cowentre, rector of Garwald in 1509 (LCD., p. 209), is probably the Patrick Covintre, decanus de Restalrig in 1539. William Covintrie is recorded in Kirkwall, 1612 (MCM., II, p. 157), David Coventrie had a charter of a fourth part of Arlarie in Kinross-shire, 1607 (RD., p. 500). Janet Couentrie in Geeven of Tillibodie, 1621, and eight more of the name are recorded in Dunblane Commissariot Record. Cowentrie 1564.
(English) belonging to Coventry, the Anglo-Saxon Cofantreó-the Cove or Cave Tree [Old English cofan, genit. and pl. of cofa + treó]
The city in co. Warwick.
Local. A city in Warwickshire, England; from Coven, a convent, and tre, British, a town—the town of the convent; Welsh, "Cyfaint—tre''
A location name in Warwickshire.
Coventry Demographics
Average Male Coventry Height
177.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Coventry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coventry Come From? nationality or country of origin
Coventry is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Coventry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 85,868th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,298,102 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Coventry live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Coventry is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 63 people.
The surname Coventry is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,773 people, or 1 in 31,426. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Merseyside, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this last name occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Coventry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coventry has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coventry last name rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 122 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 422 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Coventry Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (49%) in Ireland.
In The United States Coventry are 23.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Coventry earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning 309,362 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.14% more than the national average, earning R 294,996 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,704 CAD per year.
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