Conroy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Ó Conraoi (“descendant of Cú Raoi”). It is also an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conaire (“descendant of Conaire”).
Proper noun
editConroy (plural Conroys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Conroy is the 2184th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16651 individuals. Conroy is most common among White (93.96%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Conroy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 361.