Cunningham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cunningham Name Meaning: Habitational name from 'Cunninghame of the county of 'Ayrshire'. 'Ham',recorded in 1180 + 'Ynghame',recorded 1227.

Adopted from 'Scottish' by 'Gaelic' bearers,'O'Cuinneagain' descendant of 'Cuinneagan' a personal name meaning 'leader,chief'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cunningham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cunningham family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 101
Independent 82
Female Servant 58
Agricultural Labourer 25
Lab 21
Shoe Maker 20
Male Servant 16
Tailor 12
Mariner 11
Shipwright 11
Weaver 10
Army 10
Hawker 9
Farmer 9
Dress Maker 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Painter 8
Soldier 7
Ag Labourer 7
Clerk 6
Grocer 6
Independant 6
Weaver Cotton 6
Cordwainer 5
Lodger 5

Cunningham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cunningham 100% 43,473
2 Conningham 90% 948
3 Canningham 90% 805
4 Cuningham 90% 748

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The surname Cunningham is the most popular version of all its varients

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