Cunniff Surname
Approximately 2,383 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCunniff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,974 | 1:183,616 | 18,311 |
| England | 296 | 1:188,237 | 16,748 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 244 | 1:18,155 | 2,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
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
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
(Irish) The son of Cudubh (black hound).
Cunniff Demographics
Cunniff Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Cunniff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cunniff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cunniff is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cunniff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 179,081st most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,058,139 people. Cunniff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Cunniff live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Cunniff is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,974 people, or 1 in 183,616. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Cunniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cunniff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cunniff last name increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 322 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cunniff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Cunniff last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Cunniff surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.71% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunniffe | 93 | 2,393 | / |
| Cuniff | 92 | 220 | / |
| Cunnif | 92 | 18 | / |
| Conniff | 86 | 1,483 | / |
| Cunneff | 86 | 69 | / |
| Cuniffe | 86 | 64 | / |
| Cunoiff | 86 | 5 | / |
| Cunnisf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cunnife | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cunieff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cauniff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Couniff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cunif | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cunneaff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cunneffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Coniff | 77 | 240 | / |
| Connif | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cunife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cuneff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Conneff | 71 | 120 | / |
| Conoiff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sunif | 67 | 21 | / |
| Junif | 67 | 17 | / |
| Conif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kunif | 67 | 1 | / |
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Cunniff Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cunniff
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