The Conger surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,737 people carried this name — #5,192 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,725).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 families named Conger, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 130 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 8
Vermont 6
North Carolina 4
Connecticut 2
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 234 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Conger in American newspapers,
1900–1901.

Newspaper page from Custer Weekly Chronicle carrying the name Conger
Custer Weekly Chronicle 1901-05-04
Newspaper page from The Mitchell Capital carrying the name Conger
The Mitchell Capital 1901-05-03
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Conger
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1900-07-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Conger in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

2,636 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conger. The most, 2,241, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 689
Queensland 616
Western Australia 435
Victoria 391
South Australia 256
Tasmania 203
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conger.

Who carried it

People named Conger,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harmon S. Conger
    Harmon S. Conger 1816–1882 · judge
  • Omar D. Conger
    Omar D. Conger 1818–1898 · judge
  • Edwin Hurd Conger
    Edwin Hurd Conger 1843–1907 · lawyer
  • Sarah Pike Conger
    Sarah Pike Conger 1843–1932 · writer
  • Benn Conger
    Benn Conger 1856–1922 · politician
  • Wilson Seymour Conger 1804–1864

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Conger,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States539 records

539 records of the Conger name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 247
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 116
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 50
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lloyd H. Conger

    Born 1918 in Colorado. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Logan; driver from Pueblo County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James M. Conger

    Born 1930; from Hancock County, Indiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; declared dead 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hazel Conger

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; matron. From London.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 539 records for Conger in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Conger name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 12
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alice Susan Conger

    Died 1993; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth A. Conger

    Buried in 1943 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Roy Marvin Conger

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Conger in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Conger name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Justine Conger

    Born 1906 in Saint-Paul-la-Roche (Dordogne); died 1996 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie-Therese Conger

    Born 1934 in Paris; died 1995 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henriette Conger

    Born 1913 in La Chapelle-Grésignac (Dordogne); died 1984 in Saint-Michel (Charente).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Conger in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Conger name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Conger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Miltiades; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record D. B. Conger

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Glance; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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