Cunnaghan Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Cunnaghan 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.
Read More About This SurnameCunnaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
Cunnaghan 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.
Ó Connagáin A sept of the Uí Maine.
Anglicized Cunningham as the foregoing. MIF 104; Map Gal
Mac Cuinnegáin A Sligo sept of the Uí Fiachra. Often anglicized as Cunningham. MIF 104
The northern district of Ayrshire, containing many parishes, whence the old earls of Glencairn. Conyngham and Cunynghame are varieties of this name.
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."
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.
Cunnaghan Demographics
Cunnaghan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cunnaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cunnaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cunnaghan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cunnaghan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,316,765th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cunnaghan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Cunnaghan is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Cunnaghan is most numerous in: California, where 100 percent are found.
Cunnaghan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunaghan | 94 | 0 | / |
| Connaghan | 89 | 799 | / |
| Counaghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cusnaghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cunnoghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cunnagham | 89 | 0 | / |
| Cunagan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Connaughan | 84 | 25 | / |
| Conaghan | 82 | 2,686 | / |
| Cunnegan | 82 | 13 | / |
| Connagan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cunagham | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sunnagan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Cuinneagain | 80 | 15 | / |
| Khunnagan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Conagahan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chuinneagain | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cunogan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sunagan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Conagan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Junagan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cunagon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cunegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Connaughon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Cunnoigham | 74 | 1 | / |
| Junaghaten | 74 | 1 | / |
| Quinagan | 71 | 111 | / |
| Konnagan | 71 | 45 | / |
| Caunogan | 71 | 37 | / |
| Cunnagom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Connogan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinaghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Conoghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cuinneagáin | 70 | 2 | / |
| Jounnagon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonaghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conoughan | 67 | 0 | / |
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