Explore the Family Name Conly

The meaning of Conly

Scottish: shortened form of Connolly.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Conly, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, ranked 33,563rd in popularity in the year 2000, before falling to 34,967th in 2010. This represents a decrease of 4.18% over that decade. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Conly surname marginally increased from 641 in 2000 to 645 in 2010, marking a slight rise of 0.62%. However, the proportion per 100,000 individuals fell by 8.33%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#33,563#34,967-4.18%
Count6416450.62%
Proportion per 100k0.240.22-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Conly

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows no Asians/Pacific Islanders or American Indians and Alaskan Natives identified with the surname Conly in both 2000 and 2010. Those who identified as being of two or more races rose from 1.72% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010, an increase of 26.16%. The majority of people with the Conly surname identified as White, though this demographic saw a decrease from 92.82% in 2000 to 88.37% in 2010. The Hispanic and Black populations identifying with the surname Conly showed significant increases. The Hispanic representation nearly doubled from 1.56% in 2000 to 2.95% in 2010, while the Black representation increased by almost half, from 3.12% in 2000 to 4.65% in 2010.

20002010Change
White92.82%88.37%-4.79%
Black3.12%4.65%49.04%
Hispanic1.56%2.95%89.1%
Two or More Races1.72%2.17%26.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%