# Conway (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Welsh derived from the former spelling of Conwy, the town or river in North Wales.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 44,320 |
| US rank (2010) | 779 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,966 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (43,395 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɒnweɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicization of Welsh Conwy

## Who carries it

Share of people named Conway 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Conway in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Conway

- Tim Conway, American actor and comedian (1933–2019)
- Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024)
- Jack Conway, American film director and actor (1887–1952)
- Kevin Conway, American actor (1942–2020)
- Hollis Conway, American high jumper
- Tom Conway, British actor (1904-1967)
- Gerry Conway, American comic book writer (1952–2026)
- Gary Conway, American actor and screenwriter
- Rob Conway, American professional wrestler
- Morgan Conway, American actor (1903-1981)
- James Sevier Conway, 1st governor of Arkansas (1798–1855)
- Jon Conway, American soccer player

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Conaway, Cowan, Conn, Cooney, Cone, Coney, Coan, Chen, Cohen, Chan, Cain, Cano.

## 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.