Cunningam Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCunningam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
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.
The northern district of Ayrshire, containing many parishes, whence the old earls of Glencairn. Conyngham and Cunynghame are varieties of this name.
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."
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.
Cunningam Demographics
Cunningam Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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.
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