Conroy Family History
Conroy Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conaire ‘descendant of Conaire’ or a byname meaning ‘keeper of the hound’ (a derivative of cú ‘hound’). Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conraoi or Mac Conraoi ‘descendant (or son) of Cú Raoi’ a personal name meaning ‘hound of the plain’ (stressed on the final syllable). English (of Norman origin): nickname or occupational name from Old French conroi Anglo-Norman French cunrei ‘food provisions’; ‘(supply of) equipment or attire’; ‘entertainment pomp show’; also ‘company of troops’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022