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'.
Discover how your Cunningham ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 12 |
| Cheshire | 145 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 94 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 153 |
| Essex | 64 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 57 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 27 |
| Kent | 73 |
| Lancashire | 918 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 67 |
| London | 674 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 131 |
| Norfolk | 162 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 74 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 87 |
| Warwickshire | 59 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 7 |
| Yorkshire | 190 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 373 |
| Labourer | 117 |
| At Home | 60 |
| House Servant | 52 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 49 |
| Servant | 39 |
| Hawker | 28 |
| Dock Labourer | 28 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Dress Maker | 23 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Charwoman | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Annuitant | 14 |
| Laundress | 12 |
| Scholar At Home | 12 |
| Tailor | 12 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Pauper | 11 |
| Nurse | 11 |
| Ag Lab | 9 |
| Silk Winder | 9 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Cunningham | 3,653 |
| John Cunningham | 3,367 |
| James Cunningham | 2,422 |
| William Cunningham | 2,106 |
| Thomas Cunningham | 1,745 |
| Elizabeth Cunningham | 1,500 |
| Margaret Cunningham | 1,217 |
| Sarah Cunningham | 1,040 |
| Ellen Cunningham | 844 |
| Ann Cunningham | 826 |
| George Cunningham | 810 |
| Catherine Cunningham | 798 |
| Jane Cunningham | 793 |
| Robert Cunningham | 761 |
| Patrick Cunningham | 707 |
| Annie Cunningham | 614 |
| Edward Cunningham | 541 |
| Henry Cunningham | 539 |
| Joseph Cunningham | 533 |
| Charles Cunningham | 520 |
| Michael Cunningham | 503 |
| Eliza Cunningham | 437 |
| Alice Cunningham | 434 |
| Peter Cunningham | 432 |
| Bridget Cunningham | 382 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cunningham | 100% | 43,473 |
| 2 | Conningham | 90% | 948 |
| 3 | Canningham | 90% | 805 |
| 4 | Cuningham | 90% | 748 |
The surname Cunningham is the most popular version of all its varients