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    The surname Conroy

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 16,651 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C560

    Conroy: #2,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Conroy #2,184, 16,651 people Conroy: #2,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Conroy #2,184, 16,651 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Conroy is more common than 98.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conraoi (“descendant of Cú Raoi”). It is also an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conaire (“descendant of Conaire”).

    Conroy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,651 people named Conroy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,542 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,309.

    #2,184
    rank among US surnames
    16,651
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,040)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,175Calloway16,68918,500
    #2,177Purvis16,68618,503
    #2,179Acuna16,68318,507
    #2,180Ulrich16,66818,523
    #2,181Chau16,66718,524
    #2,182German16,66118,531
    #2,183Schulte16,65818,534

    Who is named Conroy

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

    94% of people named Conroy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Conroys

    10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frances Conroy
      American actress, born 1953
    • Kevin Conroy
      American actor (1955–2022)
    • Pat Conroy
      American novelist (1945-2016)
    • John Conroy
      British army officer who served as comptroller to the Duchess of Kent; (1786-1854)
    • Craig Conroy
      American ice hockey player, born 1971
    • Anthony Conroy
      American ice hockey player (1895-1978)
    • Zack Conroy
      American actor, born 1985
    • Frank Conroy
      British actor (1890-1964)
    • Will Conroy
      American basketball player (born 1982)
    • Robert Conroy
      American writer (1938-2014)

    Notable Conroys come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Conroy

    Conroy has the Soundex code C560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C560.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Conroy come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conraoi (“descendant of Cú Raoi”). It is also an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conaire (“descendant of Conaire”).
    How common is the surname Conroy?
    16,651 people in the United States had the surname Conroy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,542 Americans. It ranked 2,184th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Conroy?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Conroy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Conroy?
    Frances Conroy, American actress, followed by Kevin Conroy.
    Where is the surname Conroy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Conroy in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Conroy?
    Conroy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Conroy getting more or less common?
    More common. 16,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,651 in 2010, up 2.1%.
    What are other spellings of Conroy?
    Condrey, Condry, Connery and Conrey.