Cunniff Surname

179,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,383 people bear this surname

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

Cunniff Surname Definition:

Mac Conduibh In addition to variant spellings such as Coneffe, this name is also anglicized MacNiff, Caddo, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, Kinniff etc. etc. These are found in many parts of Connacht and west Ulster.

Canniff may be a synonym of MacAniff or MacNiff; but in Co.

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Cunniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9741:183,61618,311
England2961:188,23716,748
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2441:18,1552,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Cunniff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Conduibh In addition to variant spellings such as Coneffe, this name is also anglicized MacNiff, Caddo, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, Kinniff etc. etc. These are found in many parts of Connacht and west Ulster.

Canniff may be a synonym of MacAniff or MacNiff; but in Co. Cork it is Ó Ceannduibh (W). SIF 47

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Conduibh In addition to variant spellings such as Coneffe, this name is also anglicized MacNiff, Caddo, MacAdoo, MacEndoo, Kinniff etc. etc. These are found in many parts of Connacht and west Ulster.

Canniff may be a synonym of MacAniff or MacNiff; but in Co. Cork it is Ó Ceannduibh (W). SIF 47

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of Cudubh (black hound).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cunniff Last Name Facts

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

Cunniff is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cunniff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunniff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,081st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,058,139 people. Cunniff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cunniff are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cunniff is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,974 people, or 1 in 183,616. In The United States Cunniff is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 23 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Cunniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cunniff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cunniff surname rose 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 322 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cunniff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cunniff surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Cunniff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.57% more than the national average, earning R 498,024 per year; in United States they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $50,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cunniffe932,393/
Cuniff92220/
Cunnif9218/
Conniff861,483/
Cunneff8669/
Cuniffe8664/
Cunoiff865/
Cunnisf862/
Cunnife862/
Cunieff861/
Cauniff860/
Couniff860/
Cunif830/
Cunneaff800/
Cunneffe800/
Coniff77240/
Connif774/
Cunife771/
Cuneff770/
Conneff71120/
Conoiff711/
Sunif6721/
Junif6717/
Conif672/
Kunif671/

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Cunniff Reference & Research

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