How common is the surname Conaway?

8,264 people in the United States had the surname Conaway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,360 Americans. It ranked 4,300th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Conaway?

Jeff Conaway, American actor (1950–2011).

Where is the surname Conaway most common?

Wikidata records people named Conaway in the United States.

Is the surname Conaway getting more or less common?

More common. 7,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,264 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Conaway

A surname, carried by 8,264 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conaway is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,264 people named Conaway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,360 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,878.

#4,300

rank among US surnames

8,264

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,171)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,291	Nickel	8,292	37,234
#4,292	Pinkston	8,291	37,239
#4,293	Bianchi	8,284	37,270
#4,295	Samaniego	8,281	37,284
#4,297	Rousseau	8,270	37,333
#4,298	Landa	8,267	37,347
#4,299	Bracken	8,265	37,356

Who is named Conaway

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named Conaway identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Conaways

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Conaway
American actor (1950–2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Conaway

Conaway has the Soundex code C500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C500.

Questions

How common is the surname Conaway?: 8,264 people in the United States had the surname Conaway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,360 Americans. It ranked 4,300th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conaway?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Conaway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conaway?: Jeff Conaway, American actor (1950–2011).
Where is the surname Conaway most common?: Wikidata records people named Conaway in the United States.
Is the surname Conaway getting more or less common?: More common. 7,878 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,264 in 2010, up 4.9%.