The surname Coventry
An English surname, carried by 716 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈkɑvəntɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex C153
Origin
English origin
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.
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 716 people named Coventry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 731.
Who is named Coventry
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Coventry identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Two or more races 2.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Coventry come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Coventry?
- 716 people in the United States had the surname Coventry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 431,209 Americans. It ranked 32,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Coventry?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Coventry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
- How do you pronounce Coventry?
- Coventry is /ˈkɑvəntɹi/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Coventry getting more or less common?
- Less common. 731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 716 in 2010, down 2.1%.