Cuninghan Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cuninghan 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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Cuninghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador851:187,1287,666
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Panama61:652,04310,051
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Cuninghan 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.

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

The northern district of Ayrshire, containing many parishes, whence the old earls of Glencairn. Conyngham and Cunynghame are varieties of this name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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."

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cuninghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cuninghan is most common in Ecuador. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuninghan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Cuninghan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cuninghan live; 89 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name is most common in Ecuador, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 187,128. In Ecuador Cuninghan is most prevalent in: Guayas Province, where 47 percent live, Esmeraldas Province, where 46 percent live and Pichincha Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Ecuador this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Cuninghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cuninghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cuninghan last name fell 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cuninghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cuninghan surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

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