Cunninghame Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cunninghame 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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Cunninghame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Scotland211:254,94412,577
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1871:20,0171,992
England191:1,282,91446,315
Isle of Man111:4,934490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cunninghame 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

Cunninghame Last Name Facts

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

Cunninghame is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cunninghame.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunninghame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Cunninghame live; 48 percent live in Australasia and 48 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 50,880. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 27 percent live, Southland Region, where 22 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Cunninghame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cunninghame has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cunninghame last name increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cunninghame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cunninghame last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cunninghame surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cunninghame earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.11% more than the national average, earning R 473,160 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $49,042 CAD per year.

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