Cunneen Surname

218,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cunneen Surname Definition:

Mac Coinín A literary family of Erris, often called Rabbitt. Cunnane is probably a variant in Connacht. IF 105; SIF 157; Map Mayo

Cunneen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6671:543,41745,008
Australia6271:43,0555,467
Ireland2321:20,2972,097
New Zealand1601:28,3024,948
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1261:35,1583,362
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Cunneen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Coinín A literary family of Erris, often called Rabbitt. Cunnane is probably a variant in Connacht. IF 105; SIF 157; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Coinín of Offaly. IF 105; SIF 157; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cuinín was one of the septs of Thomond which took part in the battle of Loghraska in 1317. Mac Coinín was sub-chief to Ó Caithnidh (O'Caheny or Canny) in the barony of Erris, Co. Mayo. There are four references to them in The Tribes and Customs of Hy Fiachra.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Coinín A literary family of Erris, often called Rabbitt. Cunnane is probably a variant in Connacht. IF 105; SIF 157; Map Mayo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Coinín of Offaly. IF 105; SIF 157; Map Off

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Cunneen Last Name Facts

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

Cunneen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunneen? popularity and diffusion

Cunneen is the 218,550th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,888,765 people. The surname Cunneen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Cunneen live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Cunneen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 543,417. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

Cunneen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cunneen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cunneen surname grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 184 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,036 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cunneen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cunneen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cunneen surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cunneen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning $53,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 216.36% more than the national average, earning $157,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cuinneen930/
Cuneen92101/
Cunnen9244/
Conneen86252/
Cunnien86174/
Cauneen8612/
Chunnen866/
Cunnenn861/
Cuhneen861/
Cumneen860/
Cunnein860/
Cunnean860/
Cunen83104/
Chauneen801/
Khunneen801/
Kunnen771,051/
Ceunen77572/
Sunnen77268/
Connen77188/
Counen77121/
Cuynen7786/
Cuinen7784/
Coneen7770/
Cunnin7738/
Suneen7710/
Cünnen774/
Cunenc774/
Chunen772/
Kuneen771/
Caunen770/
Cunyen770/
Cunien770/
Cumnen770/
Cunneyhan750/
Cunning712,607/
Khunnen71672/
Cunnion71241/
Chunnin7184/
Coennen7171/
Cugnenc7129/
Kunheen7114/
Cuijnen718/
Kunnaen714/
Keunnen713/
Connien713/
Connenn712/
Chaunen712/
Suinnen711/
Kaunnen711/
Jutneen711/
Cuinnin711/
Conehen711/
Kuhnnen711/
Junneng711/
Cunhaen711/
Kouneen711/
Connean710/
Cunnnin710/
Cunnaun710/
Cunin673,092/
Conen671,839/
Kunen67778/
Junen67226/
Sunen67159/
Cougnenc67138/
Causnean67105/
Cunningh6716/
Khunnaen6715/
Kunngoen6710/
Ciunienė678/
Kunneang672/
Zunen672/
Tchounen671/
Connehan670/
Cunem670/
Counnion670/
Cunnaune670/
Cunneham670/

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