Cunnighan Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cunnighan 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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Cunnighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador2461:64,6585,221
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Panama101:391,2268,067
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cunnighan 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

Cunnighan Last Name Facts

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

Cunnighan occurs most in Ecuador. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunnighan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 910,497th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cunnighan are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 84 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 64,658. In Ecuador it is primarily found in: Esmeraldas Province, where 88 percent are found, Guayas Province, where 11 percent are found and Pichincha Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Ecuador this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 7 percent are found and Panama, where 3 percent are found.

Cunnighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cunnighan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cunnighan surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cunnighan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

Cunnighan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

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