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 surname Cundell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cundell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 546,286th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname Cundell is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Cundell live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Cundell is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 278,590. In England Cundell is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 24 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it exists 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 prevalency of Cundell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cundell surname declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cundell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cundell last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the 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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