# Comegys (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/comegys/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 693 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,036 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 445,520 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.6% (719 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Portmanteau of surnames Coman and Ghysen adopted by Dutch emigrants to the United States.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Comegys in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Comegys in the United States.

## People named Comegys

- Joseph P. Comegys, American politician (1813-1893)

## Similar surnames

Canseco, Consiglio, Conceicao, Conchas, Consuegra.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.