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Cunaghan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cunningham,' a district in North Ayrshire, containing a large number of parishes.
1502. Buried — Thomas Conningham: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1711. Married — Robert Hammond and Elizabeth Cunningham: ibid.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
Cunaghan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cunningham,' a district in North Ayrshire, containing a large number of parishes.
1502. Buried — Thomas Conningham: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1711. Married — Robert Hammond and Elizabeth Cunningham: ibid.
The northern district of Ayrshire, containing many parishes, whence the old earls of Glencairn. Conyngham and Cunynghame are varieties of this name.
CUNNGHAME: Local: From the district of Cunninghame in Ayrshire. Malcolm Canmore being hotly pursued by Macbeth took refuge in a barn, where a countryman called Malcolm the son of Friskin, concealed him by forking hay or straw over him; on the accession of Malcolm Can-more to the throne he granted to his deliverer the Thanedom of Cunninghame, and for his arms, argent a shake fork sable, with the motto, "Over fork over."
Local. A district in Ayrshire, Scotland. The name signifies the dwelling of the chief or king, from the Saxon, cyning, Dutch, koning, a leader or chief, and ham, a house or town.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunnaghan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Counaghan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Cusnaghan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Cunagan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Conaghan | 88 | 2,686 | / |
| Cunagham | 88 | 0 | / |
| Connaghan | 82 | 799 | / |
| Conagahan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cunnagham | 82 | 0 | / |
| Cunnoghan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Cunogan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sunagan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Conagan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Junagan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cunagon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cunegan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Connaughan | 78 | 25 | / |
| Junaghaten | 78 | 1 | / |
| Quinagan | 75 | 111 | / |
| Caunogan | 75 | 37 | / |
| Cunnegan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kunangan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Connagan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunnagan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinaghan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Conoghan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cuinneagain | 74 | 15 | / |
| Khonaghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khunnagan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Conoughan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chuinneagain | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sunogan | 67 | 573 | / |
| Conogan | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kinagan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kunagon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konagan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conagon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Connaughon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cunnoigham | 67 | 1 | / |
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