Cumberland Surname

91,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cumberland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cumberland,' the well-known county; compare Derbyshire, Lancashire, &c.

1670. Richard Cumberland and Ann Quinsey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1703. Married — John Cumberland and Hannah Bennett: St.

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Cumberland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0831:117,56712,659
England9771:57,0306,879
Australia4251:63,5197,625
Canada3861:95,45510,394
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Wales311:99,8247,946
Panama251:156,4905,002
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7251:33,6214,428
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:118,72011,620

Cumberland (49) may also be a first name.

Cumberland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cumberland,' the well-known county; compare Derbyshire, Lancashire, &c.

1670. Richard Cumberland and Ann Quinsey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1703. Married — John Cumberland and Hannah Bennett: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Celtic + English) belonging to Cumberland, the A -Sax, Cumbraland = the Land of the Cymry or Welshmen [Welsh Cymry, pl. of Cymro, a Welshman + O.E, land] For Cumberland, to which the Cumri gave the name.— Drayton, Polyolbion, Song xxix. 13.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cumberland Last Name Facts

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

Cumberland occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cumberland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cumberland is the 91,662nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,395,547 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Cumberland live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,083 people, or 1 in 117,567. In The United States Cumberland is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 18 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Cumberland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cumberland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cumberland last name grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cumberland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cumberland surname is predominantly Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cumberland are 22.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cumberland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 236.16% more than the national average, earning R 798,852 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $50,312 CAD per year.

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