The Conyers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,583 people carried this name — #5,289 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,329 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Conyers surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘de - Coigniers’.

An early record he cites: Adam le (sic) Conyers, Suffolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 201 · public domain.

In print

Conyers in American newspapers,
1908–1909.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Conyers
Evening Star 1908-12-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Conyers
The Washington Times 1908-12-14
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Conyers
The Washington Herald 1909-06-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 516,849 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Conyers in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,866 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Conyers. The most, 1,120, date from the 1890s. 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 Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,082
Victoria 930
South Australia 332
Queensland 280
Tasmania 139
Western Australia 77
ACT (Canberra) 18
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Conyers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Conyers d. 1412 · lawyer
  • Sir John Conyers d. 1490 · military personnel
  • John Conyers d. 1604 · politician
  • Christopher Conyers d. 1460
  • Anne Conyers d. 1854
  • Helen Mary Walker d. 1911

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Conyers,
in the records of 5 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 States410 records

410 records of the Conyers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 81
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernest Conyers

    Born 1922 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; porter from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Conyers

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Bothnia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; servant. From Ireland; bound for Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Elza Alpheus Conyers

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Born 1887, died 1965; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 410 records for Conyers 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) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia64 records

64 records of the Conyers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 51
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah A. Conyers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Merkara, aged 17.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Christine Carol Conyers

    Stenographer of Hawthorn, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edward Fitzgerald Conyers

    Of Burwood, New South Wales; died 1929.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 64 records for Conyers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Conyers name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Harry Conyers

    Died 1929, aged 40; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Winifred Dorothy Conyers

    Died 1936, aged 24; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Conyers name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ralph S. Conyers

    Married 1907 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Conyers name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. J. Conyers

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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