Conway

E38473

family name surname

Conway is a surname most notably associated with the influential British mathematician John H. Conway, known for his work in group theory, number theory, and cellular automata such as the Game of Life.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name → surname →
category	English-language surnames → Irish surnames → Surnames of British Isles origin → Welsh surnames →
derivedFrom	Conwy (Welsh place name) →
hasNotableBearer	Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway → Chris Conway (politician) → Conway Twitty (stage surname component) → Elias Conway → Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford → surface form: "Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway" Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford → Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford → surface form: "Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford" Gerry Conway (comics writer) → Gerry Conway (musician) → Henry Seymour Conway → Henry Wharton Conway → Hugh Conway (author) → Jack Conway (film director) → James Sevier Conway → Jill Ker Conway → John Conway (footballer, born 1948) → John H. Conway → surface form: "John Horton Conway" Kellyanne Conway → Lynn Conway → Martin Conway (historian) → Martin F. Conway (U.S. politician) → Moncure Daniel Conway → Russ Conway (actor) → Russ Conway (pianist) → Steve Conway (politician) → Steve Conway (singer) → Tara Conway (fictional character) → Thomas Conway → Tim Conway → William A. Conway (businessman) → William Conway (cardinal) →
languageOfOrigin	English → Irish → Welsh →
usedAs	family name in Australia → family name in Canada → family name in Ireland → family name in the United Kingdom → family name in the United States →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John H. Conway → familyName → Conway →

John → familyName → Conway →

subject surface form: "John H. Conway"

Horton → familyName → Conway →

subject surface form: "John Horton Conway"

Conway Berners-Lee → givenName → Conway →

John → hasFamilyName → Conway →

subject surface form: "John H. Conway"