The Konrad surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,052 people carried this name — #10,514 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 97,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,982 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Konrad surname
A male surname transferred from the given name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Konrád» (Slovak), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
970 people named Konrad live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
808 people named Konrad have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 971 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 354 people named Konrad live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Konrad.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
101 people named Konrad is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Konrad in American newspapers,
1887–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,829 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Konrad,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konrad Martin 1812–1879 · bishop -
Jenő Konrád 1854–1919 · physician -
Kurt Konrad d. 2025 · sport cyclist
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Peter Konrad d. 1992
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Konrad der Pfaffe 1200– · writer
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Christof Konrad 1670– · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Konrad.
- Konczak 249 · U.S. census
- Kone 1,431 · U.S. census
- Kong 14,165 · U.S. census
- Konieczny 1,740 · U.S. census
- Konig 743 · U.S. census
- Konopka 2,447 · U.S. census
- Konrath 670 · U.S. census
- Konte 178 · U.S. census
- Koob 1,139 · U.S. census
- Koos 926 · U.S. census
- Kopec 2,639 · U.S. census
- Koper 641 · U.S. census
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