# Coventry (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 716 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,203 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 431,209 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.1% (731 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑvəntɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Coventry 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Cifuentes, Cavender, Cavendish.

## 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.