Cunning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cunning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cunning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 61
General Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Farm Servant 4
Farm Labourer 3
Carpenter 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Cotton Weaver 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Farmer 2
Coal Miner 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Printers Apprentice 2
School Mistress 2
Butcher 2
Dock Labourer 2
None 2
Police Sergeant 2
Servant 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Dress Maker 2
Fisher Monger 2
Housemaid Domestic Servant 2

Cunning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Canning 86% 11,965
2 Cunning 100% 2,649
3 Conning 86% 1,153

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The surname Cunning is the 2nd most popular variant of Canning.

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