Conway Family History

Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee) Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy) and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’ a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey).

Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers.