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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

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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."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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