Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CONYERS
There are approximately 909 people named Conyers in the UK. That makes it the 7,615th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 14 are named Conyers.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
ConyerConer
Coneers
Conears
Cogners
Conars
Cogniers
Cohner
Cogner
Coneer
Coanors
Coinyers
Coneir
Coneor
Conairs
Conear
Conaires
Coaner
Coneare
Cognieres
Cognier
Caonyers
The Conyers surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Coigniers, in Normandy, their ancient residence; came into England with William the Conqueror.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CONYERS. "Of this ancient family, originally \\Tote Coignicrs, denominated fi"om a place of that name in France, was Roger de Coigniers, that came into England about the end of the reign of Will, the Conqueror, to whom the bishop of Durham gave the coustableship of Durham." Kimber. The family gave the suffix to Howton Coigniers, co. York.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.