How common is the surname Conrad?

40,707 people in the United States had the surname Conrad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,585 Americans. It ranked 848th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Conrad?

Pete Conrad, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999), followed by William Conrad.

Where is the surname Conrad most common?

Wikidata records people named Conrad in the United States, Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Conrad?

Conrad is /ˈkɑnɹæd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Conrad getting more or less common?

More common. 40,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,707 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Conrad also a first name?

Yes. Conrad is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Conrad

A surname, carried by 40,707 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɑnɹæd/ 2 syllables Soundex C563 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conrad is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad and Icelandic Konráð.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 40,707 people named Conrad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,585 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,102.

#848

rank among US surnames

40,707

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #786)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#839	Quintero	41,158	7,501
#840	Randolph	41,129	7,507
#841	Schaefer	41,063	7,519
#842	Walls	41,025	7,526
#843	Trejo	41,021	7,527
#844	House	41,000	7,530
#845	Reilly	40,884	7,552

Who is named Conrad

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

92% of people named Conrad identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Conrads

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pete Conrad
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999)
William Conrad
American actor and director (1920-1994)
Lauren Conrad
American television personality, author, and fashion designer, born 1986
Robert Conrad
American actor (1935–2020)
David Conrad
American actor, born 1967
Kent Conrad
American politician (born 1948)
Jimmy Conrad
American soccer player, born 1977
Michael Conrad
American actor (1925-1983)
Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016)
Charles Magill Conrad
American politician (1804–1878)
Timothy Abbott Conrad
American paleontologist, malacologist, and geologist (1803–1877)
Chris Conrad
American actor, born 1970

Notable Conrads come mostly from the United States (17), Austria (1) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Conrad

Conrad has the Soundex code C563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C563.

Questions

Where does the surname Conrad come from?: A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad and Icelandic Konráð.
How common is the surname Conrad?: 40,707 people in the United States had the surname Conrad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,585 Americans. It ranked 848th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Conrad?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Conrad identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Conrad?: Pete Conrad, American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999), followed by William Conrad.
Where is the surname Conrad most common?: Wikidata records people named Conrad in the United States, Austria and the Kingdom of Denmark and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Conrad?: Conrad is /ˈkɑnɹæd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Conrad getting more or less common?: More common. 40,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 40,707 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Conrad also a first name?: Yes. Conrad is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.