How common is the surname Conover?

8,738 people in the United States had the surname Conover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,334 Americans. It ranked 4,063rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Conover?

Henry Boardman Conover, American soldier and amateur ornithologist (1892-1950), followed by David Conover.

Where is the surname Conover most common?

Wikidata records people named Conover in the United States.

Is the surname Conover getting more or less common?

More common. 8,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,738 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Conover

A surname, carried by 8,738 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conover is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,738 people named Conover in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,334 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,562.

#4,063

rank among US surnames

8,738

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,805)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,054	Winstead	8,756	35,261
#4,055	Mount	8,754	35,269
#4,056	Munn	8,751	35,281
#4,057	Iniguez	8,750	35,285
#4,058	Marquardt	8,749	35,289
#4,059	Szymanski	8,748	35,293
#4,060	Scully	8,747	35,297

Who is named Conover

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

89% of people named Conover identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Conovers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Boardman Conover
American soldier and amateur ornithologist (1892-1950)
David Conover
American journalist (1919–1983)
Willis Conover
American radio producer (1920–1996)
Simon B. Conover
American politician (1840–1908)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Conover

Conover has the Soundex code C516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C516.

Questions

How common is the surname Conover?: 8,738 people in the United States had the surname Conover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,334 Americans. It ranked 4,063rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conover?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Conover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conover?: Henry Boardman Conover, American soldier and amateur ornithologist (1892-1950), followed by David Conover.
Where is the surname Conover most common?: Wikidata records people named Conover in the United States.
Is the surname Conover getting more or less common?: More common. 8,562 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,738 in 2010, up 2.1%.