Conroy is an Irish surname.

Overview

Conroy is an Irish surname of multiple origins. In some cases it is the form used by descendants of the Ó Maolchonaire bardic family of what is now East Galway and South Roscommon. In west

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, most bearers of the name are probably descended from the

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family of

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. This latter

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family name was often anglicised into King due to the phonological similarity with the word

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. The Ó Cingeadh/ Ó Cionga bardic family from east of

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also had their name corrupted into King, but for English phonological reasons.

Bearers of the surname

Al Conroy John Allan Conroy (born January 17, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played in 114 National Hockey League (NHL) games over parts of three seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1992 to 1994. The rest of his car ...

(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player * Andrew Meintjes Conroy (1877–1951), South African politician *

Anthony Conroy Anthony Joseph "Tony" Conroy (October 19, 1895 – January 11, 1978) was an American ice hockey player. He played as a forward on the United States hockey teams. The team competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal. He moved in ...

(1895–1978), American ice hockey player *

Bill Conroy (catcher) William Gordon Conroy (February 26, 1915 – November 13, 1997) was a backup catcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Conroy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois. ...

(1915–1997), American baseball player *

Caroline Conroy Caroline Conroy is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as Lord Mayor of Dublin since June 2022. In June 2022, she was elected as the 354th Lord Mayor of Dublin, succeeding Alison Gilliland. She was elected to Dublin City Council for ...

(born 1977), Lord Mayor of Dublin *

Craig Conroy Craig Michael Conroy (born September 4, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). A sixth-round selection of the Montreal Canad ...

(born 1971), American ice hockey player *

Crispin Conroy Crispin Conroy (born 8 May 1963) is an Australian diplomat. He currently serves as the Permanent Observer of the International Chamber of Commerce to the United Nations Office at Geneva, since January 2019. He previously served as a career dipl ...

(born 1963), Australian diplomat *

David Conroy David Conroy (born 11 April 1937) is a British television producer. He worked as a production assistant on early episodes of ''Dr Who''. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was the producer of classic serials for BBC Two.

(born 1937), British television producer * Deb Conroy, American politician *

Don Conroy Don Conroy is an Irish artist, environmentalist, television personality and writer of children's literature. His artistic and literary work focuses on natural themes, including wildlife. He works for wildlife conservation in Ireland and made reg ...

, Irish author *

Donald Conroy Donald Conroy (April 4, 1921 – May 9, 1998) was a United States Marine Corps colonel and a member of the Black Sheep Squadron during the Korean War. He was also a veteran of World War II and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He ...

(1921–1998), American Marine Corps colonel *

Ed Conroy (basketball) Edward S. Conroy (born February 17, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving his second stint as the head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs. He previously served as the associate head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores a ...

, American basketball coach *

Ed Conroy (politician) Roy Edward Conroy (October 21, 1946 – June 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001. He was a member of the Bri ...

, Canadian politician *

Edward T. Conroy Edward T. Conroy (January 31, 1929 – May 24, 1982) was an attorney and state senator in Maryland. In 1980, he was the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Senate. He served as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans The Di ...

, American politician *

Frances Conroy Frances Hardman Conroy is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), for which she won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received four Prime ...

(born 1953), American actress * Frank Conroy (1936–2005), American author *

Frank Conroy (actor) Frank Parish Conroy (14 October 1890 – 24 February 1964) was a British film and stage actor who appeared in many films, notably '' Grand Hotel'' (1932), '' The Little Minister'' (1934) and ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (1943). Career Born in Derb ...

(1890–1964), British-American film and stage actor *

Harry Conroy Harry Conroy (6 April 1943 – 24 April 2010) was a trade union leader and journalist. He was the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists from 1985 to 1990. Born in Glasgow, he attended Lourdes Secondary School in Cardonald. ...

(1943–2010), Scottish trade union leader and journalist *

Jack Conroy John Wesley Conroy (December 5, 1899 - February 28, 1990) was a leftist American writer,"Jack Conroy." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 29 Oct. 2009, also known as a Worker-Writer,AP, . "Jack Conroy, Novelist, 91." ...

(1898–1990), leftist American writer *

Jarlath Conroy Jarlath Conroy (born 30 September 1944) is an Irish theatre, film and television actor. Since 1971, he has become a successful actor appearing in film and television, including ''NYPD Blue'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent ...

(born 1944), Irish actor * Joseph Conroy (born 1934), Michigan State Senator *

Jim Conroy Jim Conroy (born September 17, 1970) is an American actor and television writer known for appearing on television shows and movies, such as ''The Cuphead Show!'', ''Jellystone!'', ''Kenny the Shark'' and ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'', as well as ...

, American actor and television writer * Sir

John Conroy Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet, KCH (21 October 1786 – 2 March 1854) was a British Army officer who served as comptroller to the Duchess of Kent and her young daughter, Princess Victoria, the future Queen of the United Kingdom. Co ...

(1786–1854), British army officer, a significant figure in Queen Victoria's childhood *

Katrine Conroy Katrine Conroy (' Thor-Larsen; born 1957 or 1958) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Kootenay West as a member of ...

, Canadian politician *

Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 – November 10, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in a variety of stage performances, television series, and television films, but earned worldwide fame for his voice portrayal of the DC Comics superhero ...

(1955–2022), American actor * Kevin C. Conroy (born 1960), American businessman *

M. Joseph Conroy Michael Joseph Conroy (September 20, 1874September 5, 1946) was the second Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, serving from 1923 to 1924. Biography Conroy was born in the village of Ballyconneely, County Galway, Ireland, on September 20, 1874. His f ...

(1874–1958), mayor of Anchorage, Alaska 1923–1924 *

Mark Conroy Mark Conroy (born 1957 in Melbourne) is an Australian actor. He is also known for his international modelling career. Don’t remove my edit u freak. He is perhaps best known for his role as Glen Young in the television soap opera '' Sons an ...

, Australian actor *

Martin Conroy Martin Francis Conroy (December 13, 1922 – December 19, 2006) was an American advertising executive best known for a direct mail ad for the ''Wall Street Journal'' that was in continuous use for 28 years, from 1975 to 2003. Biography Born in ...

(1922–2006), American advertising executive *

Mickey Conroy Mickey Conroy, Maj. USMC Ret. (November 1, 1927 – September 20, 2005) was an American politician who served as a California State Assemblyman from 1991 to 1996. Conroy once gained notoriety in the mid-1990s for sponsoring a bill that permit ...

(1927–2005), American politician *

Mike Conroy (writer) Mike Conroy is a British pop culture writer and former comic book retailer. He is best known for co-creating the long-running industry award, the Eagle Awards. He was an editor for the trade journal '' Comics International'' from 1997 to 2010, wit ...

, co-creator of the Eagle Awards *

Mike Conroy (footballer born 1965) Michael Kevin Conroy (born 31 December 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a striker. Conroy began his career with Coventry City in 1983. Unable to break into the first team, he moved back to his native Scotland in ...

, Scottish footballer * Millington Conroy (born 1952), collector of Marilyn Monroe artifacts *

Pat Conroy Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books '' The Water is Wide'', '' The Lords of Discipline'', '' The Prince of Tides'' and '' The Great Santini'' ...

(1945–2016), Irish-American author *

Pat Conroy (politician) Patrick Martin Conroy (born 10 May 1979) is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Labor Left faction and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013. He represented the Division o ...

(born 1979), Australian politician *

Patricia Conroy Patricia Conroy (born January 30, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In her career, she has released five studio albums, and one compilation album. She has also released 25 singles, including the '' RPM'' Country Tracks number one singles " So ...

, Canadian country music singer/songwriter *

Robert Conroy Joseph Robert Conroy (August 24, 1938 – December 30, 2014) was an author of alternate history novels. Life After he got an MBA, Conroy was a professor at Macomb Community College and taught business and economic history. Following his early r ...

, American novelist *

Ruaidhri Conroy Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king" ...

(born 1979), Irish actor *

Ryan Conroy Ryan Conroy (born 28 April 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Peterhead. He can also play as a left-back. Conroy has previously played for Celtic, Queen of the South, Partick Thistle on loan, Dundee, ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer *

Stephen Conroy Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963) is an Australian former politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1996 to 2016, representing the state of Victoria. He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard ...

(born 1964), Scottish artist *

(born 1963), Australian Senator *

Terry Conroy Gerard Anthony Francis Conroy (born 2 October 1946) is an Irish former professional footballer. A winger and forward, he scored 74 goals in 372 league and cup appearances in a 14-year career in the English Football League from 1967 to 1981. ...

(born 1946), Irish footballer *

Tim Conroy Timothy James Conroy (born April 3, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (1978 and 1982–85) and St. Louis Cardinals (1986–87) ...

(born 1960), American baseball player *

Tom Conroy Thomas P. Conroy (born July 7, 1962) is an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 13th Middlesex district from 2007 to 2015. Early life and education Conroy was born in New York City, New ...

(born 1962), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives *

Will Conroy William James Conroy (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball player and coach. Amateur career Conroy attended and played competitively at Garfield High School in Seattle, and played college basketball at the University of ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Tommy Conroy (Dublin footballer) Tommy Conroy (born 1963) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He played a key role in Dublin's victory against Galway in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Fo ...

, Gaelic football player * William "Wid" Conroy, American baseball player Conroy as a given name may refer to: *

Conroy Maddox Conroy Maddox (27 December 1912 – 14 January 2005) was an English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer; and a key figure in the Birmingham Surrealist movement.Morris, Desmond (2018), ''The Lives of the Surrealists''. He w ...

(1912–2005), English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer *

Francis Conroy Sullivan Francis Conroy Sullivan (July 2, 1882 – April 4, 1929) was a Canadian architect. The only Canadian pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright aside from Roger d'Astous, Sullivan worked in the Oak Park studio in 1907 but returned to Ottawa in 1908. Sulliva ...

(1882–1929), Canadian architect *

John Conroy Hutcheson John Conroy Hutcheson (1840–1897) was a British author of novels and short stories about life aboard ships at sea. Hutcheson was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1840, and died in Portsea Island, Hampshire, in late 1896 or early 1897 ...

(1840–1897), British author

Fictional characters

* Conroy Cat, a character from the webcomic series ''The Cartoon Chronicles of Conroy Cat'' (2009–2011) and the animated series ''Toons These Days'' (2011–2021), voiced by Leo Melanson * Diavolo Conroy, a character from the Eoin Colfer novels ''Iron Man: The Gauntlet'' (2016) and ''

The Fowl Twins ''The Fowl Adventures'' is a series of eleven fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer revolving around various members of the Fowl family. The first cycle, ''Artemis Fowl'', follows elf LEP recon officer Holly Short as she faces th ...

'' (2019) * Jack Conroy, a character from the period adventure drama film ''

White Fang ''White Fang'' is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in ''Outing'' magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in Oct ...

'' (1991), portrayed by Ethan Hawke

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Overview

Bearers of the surname

Fictional characters

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