Cundell Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cundell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cundall,' a parish in the the Diocese of Ripon.

Willelmus de Cundall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1623. Nicholas Cundill and Frances Evans: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Cundell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:278,59021,737
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Canada811:454,88439,362
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Denmark181:313,59522,770
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2491:97,8939,953
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Cundell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cundall,' a parish in the the Diocese of Ripon.

Willelmus de Cundall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1623. Nicholas Cundill and Frances Evans: Marriage Lic. (London).

— Cecil Parrie and Elizabeth Condall, d. Clement Cundall: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

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

(English) belonging to Cundall (Yorks), A.D. 1379 Cundall = prob. Royal Dale [Old English cyne-, royal + dæl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Cundalls, or Cundells, or Cundills, derive their name from a North Riding parish. During the 17th and 18th centuries the Cundalls were well known in Ripon, and frequently filled the office of mayor (G.). The Dents probably derive their name from a township in the north division of the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cundell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cundell is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cundell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 546,286th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. Cundell is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Cundell reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Cundell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 278,590. In England it is most common in: Cambridgeshire, where 24 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Cundell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cundell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cundell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cundell are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cundell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning R 204,300 per year; in United States they earn 34.68% more than the national average, earning $58,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $54,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cundel923/
Chaundell881/
Sundell865,194/
Condell861,371/
Cundill86348/
Zundell86118/
Kundell8643/
Chundel865/
Czundel864/
Jundell862/
Coundel862/
Cundl832/
Suindell801/
Conndell800/
Cuychendell780/
Zundel772,799/
Kundel771,010/
Condel77325/
Sundel77248/
Jundel7763/
Cundil771/
Cousindel753/
Jouyndell751/
Kundael71620/
Condill7189/
Kondell7139/
Koundel7130/
Jundill714/
Kundelė714/
Tsundel712/
Ciuchindel711/
Kundeel711/
Kaundel711/
Kuhndel711/
Zondell711/
Suhndel710/
Sundl67413/
Zundl67166/
Kundl67159/
Jhundeel6712/
Condl6711/

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