Coningham Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Coningham Surname Definition:

Local 'of Coningham,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. To be carefully distinguished from Cunningham, which see.

Robert de Coningham, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'of Conisholme,' a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln, formerly Coningholm as well as Conisholm.

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Coningham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia861:313,90427,145
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Coningham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Coningham,' a parish in the the Diocese of St. Albans. To be carefully distinguished from Cunningham, which see.

Robert de Coningham, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'of Conisholme,' a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln, formerly Coningholm as well as Conisholm.

Alan de Coningholm, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan de Coningesholm, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Coningholm is several times the surname of this same Alan in the Hundred Rolls. In a general way (1) must be looked upon as the home of the Coninghams of today.

1781. Married — Thomas Coningham and Ann Seager: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Variant of Cunningham. Archebaldus de Coningham attested the inarches of Kyrknes and Louchor, 1395 (RPSA., p. 5).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Coningham, a form of Cunningham (English), q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Coningham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coningham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Coningham has its highest incidence in Australia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coningham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,333,288th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Coningham occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Coningham live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Coningham is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 313,904. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 87 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found and Queensland, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Coningham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coningham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coningham surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coningham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Coningham are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Coningham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.25% less than the national average, earning R 139,608 per year and in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conningham9587/
Couningham955/
Conngham940/
Counningham902/
Cuningham89507/
Conyngham89373/
Cotingham895/
Caningham892/
Coninghan891/
Cocingham891/
Cosingham890/
Conningam890/
Congham880/
Cunningham84269,987/
Cottingham848,227/
Cuninghame84128/
Cossingham8435/
Canningham8411/
Cumningham8410/
Cuninngham8410/
Conninghan849/
Cuuningham845/
Connyngham842/
Conningamh841/
Chuningham840/
Cauningham840/
Cuiningham840/
Conginghan840/
Cotinghaim840/
Koningam8222/
Joningam8221/
Coyngham820/
Cuningam820/
Cunninghame80206/
Cunninngham8023/
Cunninghamm8018/
Cunnningham804/
Cunninggham804/
Cunninghham804/
Cuunningham803/
Cunningaham803/
Cunninghaam803/
Chunningham803/
Cumnningham802/
Cunngingham802/
Cuinningham802/
Ccunningham801/
Cumninghamm801/
Cunnihngham801/
Cunnuingham801/
Cutnningham801/
Cuynningham801/
Tcunningham801/
Counninghan800/
Cunninghasm800/
Cunningam7825/
Cotingame787/
Cottingam782/
Canningam782/
Conynghan782/
Keningham781/
Casingham781/
Caninghan781/
Kaningham781/
Cunyngham780/
Kuningham780/
Catingham780/
Cunninghamme763/
Cunninnghaam761/
Konngam75198/
Kongham755/
Canngam751/
Comngam751/
Cangham750/
Cassingham74314/
Cunynghame74207/
Cunnyngham74181/
Cottingame7468/
Cunnimgham7422/
Cunningahm7419/
Kunningham748/
Chaninngam747/
Cunninghom744/
Kottingham742/
Cattingham741/
Canningaam741/
Caunningam741/
Cottinghom741/
Cunningame741/
Cunninggam741/
Canninghan740/
Cunnengham740/
Cunninghamová735/
Khonngam711,379/
Caningan7123/
Caningom7121/
Khoingam715/
Khongham714/
Koonngam711/
Cunnynghame700/
Kongam67158/
Conymghan671/
D'Cassingham671/
Canningom671/
Chaningom671/
Cunymgham671/
Khonghham671/
Khoonngam671/
Cattingam670/

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