Cundy Surname

149,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cundy 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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Cundy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2561:44,3625,608
United States9121:397,43334,820
Australia3991:67,6588,056
Canada1351:272,93025,634
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Wales381:81,4356,830
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Sweden111:895,16066,831
France101:6,642,272293,169
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7561:32,2434,277
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Cundy (106) may also be a first name.

Cundy 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

= Condy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Kunde; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Condy: that supplies a name to the disinfecting fluid, permanganate of potash, come from Condé, in Somme, Eure, and other departments. We cannot count the patentee of Condy’s Fluid as a descendant of the great Condé, only as partaking with him in a place-name.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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

Cundy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cundy (Hindi: चुन्ड्या) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cundy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 149,466th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,465,340 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Cundy reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Cundy is also the 915,176th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 106 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 44,362. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Cundy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cundy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cundy surname increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 696 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cundy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Cundy surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cundy last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cundy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cundey91250/
Cunday91168/
Chundy9127/
Cundiy9121/
Coundy911/
Cunduy911/
Caundy910/
Chaundy83441/
Caunday8362/
Scunday836/
Counday836/
Cundaya834/
Chunday832/
Csunday832/
Chundey830/
Kundy802,150/
Condy801,053/
Sundy80914/
Cunda80719/
Jundy8085/
Cundi8050/
Cunde8050/
Cumdy802/
Zundy801/
Tschundy773/
Chaundey772/
Sunday73701,708/
Chundi734,161/
Condoy732,843/
Caunda732,104/
Joundy731,666/
Sunduy73719/
Kundys73689/
Sundey73322/
Cundes73284/
Kundyi73272/
Coundi73205/
Cunder73176/
Kundey73158/
Kunday73148/
Sundoy73141/
Conday73140/
Scundi73105/
Sundøy7383/
Kundiy7379/
Condey7359/
Chunde7347/
Caundi7346/
Kaundy7337/
Koundy7320/
Junday7317/
Khundy7311/
Saundy739/
Cundui739/
Cundai739/
Zoundy739/
Sunddy736/
Zunduy735/
Kunduy735/
Ciunda735/
Kundoy734/
Cundis734/
Cundii733/
Cundha733/
Counde732/
Dcunda732/
Cundez732/
Caunde732/
Kuindy732/
Cundjj731/
Coondy731/
Cundet731/
Sunndy731/
Kundyś731/
Gcunda731/
Cuinde731/
Counda731/
Scunde731/
Conndy730/
Cundio730/
D'Chaundy711/
Kundhiy671,048/
Chaunde67798/
Kundaya67257/
Coundio67192/
Chundee67147/
Scundea67120/
Counder6796/
Chounde6796/
Kundych6786/
Sunnday6763/
Cundith6752/
Cundiss6741/
Chundai6733/
Saunday6732/
Kundysh6729/
Caunder6726/
Sundday6723/
Choundi6718/
Suunday6715/
Kundycz6713/
Sundaay6711/
Suinday679/
Cunditt678/
Seunday678/
Coundit677/
Coundje676/
Chundio675/
Kaundiy674/
Chundhi674/
Ckondoy674/
Chaundi674/
Suntday674/
Kuinday673/
Dsunday673/
Sunhday673/
Saundey672/
Koundey672/
Kaunday671/
Kundayt671/
Kundeys671/
Saundhy671/
Coundie671/
Ckoundi671/
Chunddi671/
Chundhe671/
Chuundi671/
Sundahy671/
Suhnday671/
Tsunday671/
Kounday671/
Cheundi671/
Coundis671/
Caundui671/
Khunday671/
Conndey670/
Cundish670/

Cundy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cundy in the Hindi language
चुन्ड्याcundya-

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