Explore the Family Name Cuningham

The meaning of Cuningham

Scottish and Irish: variant of Cunningham.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Cuningham in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cuningham witnessed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it dropped from the 67,522nd most common surname to the 73,464th over the decade, a percentage decline of approximately 8.8%. Likewise, the count of people with this surname also fell slightly, going from 273 individuals in 2000 to 264 in 2010. This equates to a modest reduction of 3.3%. The proportion per 100,000 people showed a similar trend, lowering from 0.10 to 0.09, marking a 10% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#73,464	-8.8%
Count	273	264	-3.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cuningham

When it comes to ethnicity, there were some notable changes in the distribution for the surname Cuningham according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation in either year. While the percentage of those identifying as white decreased by 7.78%, dropping from 71.06% in 2000 to 65.53% in 2010, the proportions of Hispanic ethnicity rose significantly, increasing by 86.34% to reach 6.82% in 2010. Similarly, the portion identifying as two or more ethnicities saw a substantial rise, jumping by 72.27% to account for 3.79% of all Cuninghams. Conversely, the percentage of those having Black ethnicity lessened from 21.98% to 19.32%, indicating a 12.10% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.06%	65.53%	-7.78%
Black	21.98%	19.32%	-12.1%
Hispanic	3.66%	6.82%	86.34%
Two or More Races	2.2%	3.79%	72.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%