Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COVENTRY
There are approximately 2,450 people named Coventry in the UK. That makes it the 3,836th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 39 are named Coventry.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CoventonCoventrey
Covantry
Cofentry
Cofentrye
Coffentry
Coventr
Coventri
Coventory
Coffentrye
Coventrie
Coventery
Coventre
Coventray
Coventreye
Coventria
Coveintrie
Covent
Caventry
Covantre
Coventree
The Coventry surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A city in Warwickshire, England; from Coven, a convent, and tre, British, a town--the town of the convent; Welsh, "Cyfaint-tre."
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COVENTRY. The city in co. Warwick.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.