Cundey Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cundey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the conduit,' by the aqueduct, or drain, or sewer. Cundy is the familiar Yorkshire form; v. Cundy, in Brockett's Glossary. 'Cundy, asewer, a conduit: North' (Halliwell). 'Cundyte, of watyr, aqueductus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

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Cundey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
England691:807,50843,459
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cundey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the conduit,' by the aqueduct, or drain, or sewer. Cundy is the familiar Yorkshire form; v. Cundy, in Brockett's Glossary. 'Cundy, asewer, a conduit: North' (Halliwell). 'Cundyte, of watyr, aqueductus': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Reginald del Conduyt, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III.

Thomas Cundy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Peter Cundi, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Felice Cundit, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William de Kundy, Hampshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1792. Married — William Cunditt and Mary Rock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Cundy is another old Bodmin name. Cundye and Condy were the names of mayors of that town in the 16th century (M.) In the 17th century there was a gentle family of the name at St. Goran, a member of which, Richard Cundy, left an annual Christmas gift for the poor of Bodmin (M.) In the 17th and 18th centuries the Condys were Tavistock merchants (Worth's "Tavistock Records").

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

Cundey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cundey is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cundey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Cundey are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 21 percent reside, Georgia, where 20 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Not including The United States Cundey exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Cundey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cundey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cundey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cundey are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the party.

Cundey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.94% more than the national average, earning $58,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chundey920/
Cundy912,956/
Cunde9150/
Chaundey862/
Sundey83322/
Cundes83284/
Cunder83176/
Cunday83168/
Kundey83158/
Condey8359/
Chunde8347/
Chundy8327/
Cundiy8321/
Counde832/
Cundez832/
Caunde832/
Coundy831/
Cunduy831/
Cundet831/
Cuinde831/
Scunde831/
Caundy830/
Chaunde77798/
Chaundy77441/
Kundeya77160/
Chundee77147/
Scundea77120/
Kundeyi77106/
Counder7796/
Chounde7796/
Caunday7762/
Chundie7761/
Caunder7726/
Condeye777/
Cundoyo776/
Coundje776/
Scunday776/
Counday776/
Cundaya774/
Saundey772/
Chunday772/
Sundeya772/
Csunday772/
Koundey772/
Kundeys771/
Coundie771/
Cundayy771/
Chundae771/
Chundhe771/
Chundue771/
Conndey770/
Conde73573,275/
Kunde7318,715/
Sunde7312,052/
Kundy732,150/
Zunde731,282/
Condy731,053/
Sundy73914/
Cunda73719/
Junde73196/
Jundy7385/
Cundi7350/
Cumdy732/
Cumde731/
Cónde731/
Zundy731/
Chaundhe71176/
Chaundee7141/
Tchounde7124/
Choundhe7121/
Kundeyah716/
Zoundeya714/
Cheundee714/
Tschundy713/
Chundiya711/
Chaunnde711/
Chundiye711/
Tchundje711/
Chaundie711/
Sunday67701,708/
Chunda679,310/
Chundi674,161/
Kaunde674,037/
Condie673,832/
Kounde673,477/
Condoy672,843/
Caunda672,104/
Joundy671,666/
Jundee67732/
Sunduy67719/
Kundys67689/
Zounde67452/
Zunder67383/
Condei67337/
Kundyi67272/
Condea67252/
Coundi67205/
Condee67166/
Khunde67162/
Kunday67148/
Kundie67143/
Sundoy67141/
Conday67140/
Saunde67121/
Jundeh67120/
Chaundiye67117/
Kundee67108/
Scundi67105/
Kondey67104/
Sundie6791/
Jundes6787/
Sundøy6783/
Kundiy6779/
Giunde6760/
Jundez6756/
Caundi6746/
Sundee6745/
Kaundy6737/
Tchoundje6732/
Kundhe6731/
Choundiye6720/
Kundje6720/
Koundy6720/
Jhunde6717/
Junday6717/
Cousindei6717/
Suinde6717/
Kundae6716/
Kundej6716/
Sundei6713/
Sundeu6713/
Khundy6711/
Kundeh6710/
Dzunde6710/
Cumdee6710/
Saundy679/
Cundui679/
Cundai679/
Junder679/
Zoundy679/
Zhunde677/
Chaundiya676/
Djunde676/
Kunnde676/
Sunddy676/
Seunde676/
Zunduy675/
Kunduy675/
Ciunda675/
Kundei674/
Kundoy674/
Cundis674/
Sundeh674/
Zundje674/
Kuhnde674/
Cundas674/
Tsunde673/
Cundii673/
Ziunde673/
Cundha673/
Condde673/
Jundet673/
Sundhe672/
Zundhe672/
Dcunda672/
Jundde672/
Kundde672/
Kundea672/
Kundoe672/
Keunde672/
Condeu672/
Kundez672/
Tchoundep672/
Cundat672/
Kuindy672/
Jumnde671/
Chhundiya671/
Jaunde671/
Cundjj671/
Condhe671/
Coondy671/
Scunda671/
Sunndy671/
Junded671/
Zundoe671/
Jounde671/
Kundue671/
Kundyś671/
Kuunde671/
Zundee671/
Sgunde671/
Tchoundeu671/
Tcheundeu671/
Gcunda671/
D'Chaundy671/
Cundap671/
Qconde671/
Counda671/
Cconde671/
Kunhde671/
Kundge670/
Zundeh670/
Conndy670/
Coonde670/
Cundio670/

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