Cunningam Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Cunningam 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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Cunningam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Cunningam 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

Cunningam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cunningam occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunningam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Cunningam occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cunningam are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 33 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Cunningam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cunningam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cunningam last name contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cunningam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cunningam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cunningham95269,987/
Cunningahm9519/
Cunninhgam9516/
Caunningam951/
Cunningame951/
Cunninggam951/
Cuningam940/
Cunninghame90206/
Cunninngham9023/
Cunninghamm9018/
Cunninghamn905/
Cunnningham904/
Cunninggham904/
Cunninghham904/
Cuunningham903/
Cunningaham903/
Cunninghaam903/
Chunningham903/
Cumnningham902/
Cunngingham902/
Cuinningham902/
Counningham902/
Ccunningham901/
Cunnihngham901/
Cunninghamc901/
Cunnuingham901/
Cutnningham901/
Cuynningham901/
Tcunningham901/
Scunningham900/
Cunninghasm900/
Cuningham89507/
Cunninham89202/
Cunningan8919/
Cunnngham890/
Conningam890/
Cunninghamme863/
Cunninnghaam861/
Cunninghan84445/
Cunnyngham84181/
Cuninghame84128/
Conningham8487/
Cunnimgham8422/
Cumningham8410/
Cuninngham8410/
Kunningham848/
Cunnginham845/
Cuuningham845/
Couningham845/
Cunninghom844/
Cunninaham841/
Cunninhame841/
Cunnyngahm841/
Conningamh841/
Sunningham841/
Cunninhham841/
Cunnengham840/
Chuningham840/
Cauningham840/
Cuiningham840/
Cuningan8213/
Cunngham8211/
Cuninham827/
Cunninghamová825/
Cuingham820/
Cumninghamm801/
Cunninghahn801/
Cunnynghame800/
Cunninghann800/
Cunninghaun800/
Counninghan800/
Cunninghane800/
Coningham78168/
Cuninghan78123/
Conninham787/
Cunnynham783/
Cutingham782/
Cunnimham781/
Cusingham781/
Cheunngam781/
Cunyngham780/
Kuningham780/
Cumnngham780/
Cunningon780/
Kunngam754/
Cungham750/
Cunynghame74207/
Cuttingham7485/
Conninghan749/
Cuninghant745/
Cumninghan742/
Connyngham742/
Cunginghan741/
Cunnynghan740/
Cuninghann740/
Khunngam7197/
Kuningan7176/
Koningam7122/
Cheungam713/
Coninham712/
Kaunngam711/
Conngham710/
Kuingham710/
Cumngham710/
Cunimham710/
Conyngham67373/
Kiningham6791/
Kungam6719/
Coninghan671/
Cunymgham671/

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