Explore the Family Name Condra

The meaning of Condra

Manx and Irish (Louth): from Mac Conraoi with intrusive -d-. See Conroy 2. The Manx surname is preserved in Ballacondra (Bride, Isle of Man) and Ballacunner (Andreas, Isle of Man) ‘Condra’s farm’. The latter was the family seat.

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How common is the last name Condra in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Condra held the rank of 14,792 in popularity in the year 2000 and slipped to 16,071 by 2010, marking a decrease of 8.65%. The total Count also dipped slightly from 1,841 individuals bearing the surname in 2000 to 1,802 in 2010, a modest decline of 2.12%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 10.29%, moving from 0.68 in 2000 to 0.61 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,792	#16,071	-8.65%
Count	1,841	1,802	-2.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.61	-10.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Condra

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Condra, the Census data reveals a few shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was reported at 0.87% and 0.33% respectively in 2000 but was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 94.73% to 92.56%. Interestingly, there were substantial increases in those identifying as Two or More races (0.87% to 1.28%), Hispanic (1.14% to 1.83%), and Black (2.06% to 3.27%) over the decade. This data indicates a diversifying trend in the ethnicity linked with the Condra surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.73%	92.56%	-2.29%
Black	2.06%	3.27%	58.74%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.83%	60.53%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.28%	47.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0%	0%