Conrad is a Germanic masculine given name and a surname.

Origin and meaning

It is derived from the Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel". It was the name of a 10th-century bishop of Constance, and became popular in post-medieval English, and post-medieval French. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. It is recorded as a surname as early as 1297. There are over one hundred forms and spelling variants of the surname. In English, Coonrod is a variant spelling and a variant pronunciation of Conrad. Variants in other languages include:

People

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• Alfred H. Conrad (1924–1970), professor of economics • Agnes C. Conrad (1918–2011), American archivist and historian • Barnaby Conrad (1922–2013), American artist and writer • Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), American artist and writer • Breanna Conrad (born 1989), American television personality • Brian Conrad (born 1970), American mathematician • Charles Magill Conrad (1804–1878), American politician • Chris Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people • Clyde Lee Conrad (1948–1998), American spy • Con Conrad (1891–1938), American songwriter • David Conrad (born 1967), American actor • Demian Conrad (born 1974), Swiss designer • Frank Conrad (1874–1941), American radio broadcaster • Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (1852–1925), Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I • Glen E. Conrad (1949–2021), American judge • Holmes Conrad (1840–1915), American lawyer • J. R. Conrad (born 1974), American football player • Jeff Conrad (born 1978), American drummer • Jess Conrad (born 1936), British singer and actor • Jimmy Conrad (born 1977), American soccer player • Joe Conrad (1930–2018), American golfer • Joseph Conrad (disambiguation), several people, including • :Joseph Conrad (1857–1924), Polish-British novelist • :Joseph Conrad (French colonel) (1788–1837), killed at the Battle of Barbastro • :Joseph Conrad (general) (1830–1897), American Civil War general • Kent Conrad (born 1948), American politician • Kevin Conrad (born 1968), Papua New Guinean environmentalist • Kimberley Conrad (born 1962), American model • Lars Conrad (born 1976), German freestyle swimmer • Lauren Conrad (born 1986), American television personality • Lawrence Conrad (born 1949), British historian • Leon Conrad, British embroidery designer • Max Conrad (1903–1979), American aviator • Michael Conrad (1925–1983), American actor • Michael Conrad (biologist) (1941–2000), American biologist • Norman Conrad (born 1947), Canadian politician • Paul Conrad (1924–2010), American political cartoonist • Pete Conrad (1930–1999), American astronaut • Peter Conrad (disambiguation), multiple people • Reinaldo Conrad (born 1942), Brazilian sailor • Richard Conrad (1935–2019), American opera singer • Robert Conrad, several people • Roy Conrad (1940–2002), American actor • Shukri Conrad (born 1967), South African cricketer and cricket coach • Steven Conrad (born 1968), American screenwriter • Timothy Abbott Conrad (1803–1877), American zoologist and geologist • Tony Conrad (1940–2016), American artist and film-maker • Victor Conrad (1876–1962), Austrian scientist • William Conrad (1920–1994), American actor • William N. Conrad (1889–1968), New York politician

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