# Conway (surname)

Conway is a Welsh, Irish & Scottish surname. It can be an anglicised spelling of Conwy, Mac Connmhaigh, Ó Connmhacháin, or the Scottish Coneway. Borgnine Vanessa Amberleigh
In Ireland, derivations of Conway such as McConway as sometimes observed. It translates as follows:
* McCeannbhuί/McConbui - Translates as "Son of yellow head/hound", relating to the fact that the Conways were historically footsoldiers that wore a yellow head sash into battle accompanied by war dogs.
* McCeannbhrise - Translates as "Head-smasher/head-breaker", relating to the fact that as footsolders of Queen Maeve of Connaught, the Conways carried warhammers into battle as weapon of choice.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Conway, impersonator of Stanley Kubrick
* Albert Conway (1889–1969), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1955–1959)
* Andrew Conway (born 1991), Irish rugby union player
* Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway (1631–1679), English philosopher
* Anne C. Conway (born 1950), American lawyer and Senior United States District Judge
* Arthur Conway (disambiguation)
* Connie Conway (born 1950), American politician
* Cornelius Conway Felton (1807–1862), American educator and regent of the Smithsonian Institution
* Curtis Conway, former NFL wide receiver
* Damian Conway, Perl guru
* Dan Conway (born 1985), English cricketer
* David Conway (disambiguation)
* Deborah Conway, Australian singer and songwriter
* Delores Conway, American statistician and economist
* Derek Conway, British politician
* Devon Conway (born 1991), New Zealand cricketer
* Edward Conway, 2nd Viscount Conway, PC (1594–1655), English politician, military commander, bibliophile and peer
* Edward Joseph Conway, Irish biochemist
* Elias Nelson Conway (1812–1892), American politician and 5th Governor of Arkansas from 1852 to 1860
* Marshall "Eddie" Conway (1946-2023), Black Panther Party member from Baltimore
* Edwin Michael Conway (1934–2004), American Catholic bishop
* Elias Nelson Conway, American politician
* Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford (1718-1794), British courtier and politician
* Gary Conway (born 1936), American actor
* George Conway (disambiguation)
* George T. Conway III, American attorney
* Gerry Conway, American comic book writer
* Gerry Conway (musician) (1947–2024), English drummer
* Gordon Conway, English ecologist
* Harry Conway (born 1992), Australian cricketer
* Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
* Helen Conway-Ottenheimer, Canadian politician
* Henry Seymour Conway, British general and statesman
* Henry Wharton Conway, American politician
* Hugh Conway (novelist) (1847–1885), English novelist
* Hugh Conway (Lord Treasurer) (fl. 1494), Irish politician
* Hugh E. Conway (born 1942), American labor economics academic
* Ibrahim Conway (born 1982), Indomode International e-commerce merchant
* Jack Conway (disambiguation)
* James Conway (disambiguation)
* Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author
* Jim Conway (baseball) (1858–1912), American baseball player
* Jimmy Conway, Irish-American gangster
* John Conway (cricketer) (1842-1909), Australian cricketer
* John B. Conway, mathematics professor at University of Tennessee
* John Horton Conway (1937–2020), English mathematician
* Jon Conway, American soccer player
* Kate Conway, Canadian actress
* Katherine Eleanor Conway (1853–1927; pen name, "Mercedes"), American journalist, editor, poet
* Kathie Conway, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
* Kellyanne Conway (born 1967), American Republican campaign manager, strategist, and pollster
* Kevin Conway (disambiguation)
* Kieron Conway (born 1996), English boxer
* Lisa Conway, Canadian musician and producer
* Lynn Conway (1938-2024), American computer scientist and inventor
* Markies Conway, American rapper known professionally as Yella Beezy
* Martin Conway (disambiguation)
* Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), English nobleman
* Melvin Conway, inventor of coroutines
* Mic Conway (born 1951), Australian vocalist
* Michael Conway (senator), Irish politician
* Mike Conway, British racing driver
* Moncure Daniel Conway, American clergyman and author
* Pete Conway (1866–1903), American baseball player
* Robert Conway (admiral), officer in the United States Navy
* Rob Conway, American professional wrestler
* Robert Seymour Conway, British classical scholar and philologist
* Russ Conway (1925–2000), stage name of Trevor Stanford, English popular music pianist
* Russ Conway (journalist), American investigative journalist
* Sally Conway (born 1987), Scottish judoka
* Samuel Conway American researcher and owner of Anthrocon
* Sean Conway, Canadian professor
* Shirl Conway, stage and television actress
* Simon Conway Morris FRS (born 1951), English palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, and astrobiologist
* Sophie Conway (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
* Steve Conway (politician) (born 1944), American politician
* Steve Conway (singer) (1920–1952), British singer
* Thomas Conway, soldier in America's Revolutionary War
* Thomas F. Conway (1862-1945), American lawyer and politician
* Tiger Conway Sr. (1932-2006), American professional wrestler
* Tim Conway (1933–2019), American comedic actor
* Tim Conway Jr., American radio talk show host
* Timothy Conway (born 1942), Irish politician
* Tom Conway, British actor
* William Conway (disambiguation)
* Zoë Conway, Irish violinist
Fictional characters:
* Hugh Conway, protagonist of James Hilton's novel Lost Horizon
* Conway family, characters in Accidents Happen
* Jimmy Conway, gangster associate in crime film Goodfellas, based on Jimmy Burke
* Will Conway, Republican nominee for U.S. president on season 4 of House of Cards, played by Joel Kinnaman
Conway is a component of the compound surname Conway Morris: