# Cumberland (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cumberland/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,233 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,578 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 138,265 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (2,174 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkʊm.bə.lənd/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Cumberland, from Old English Cumberland.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cumberland in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Chamberlain, Chamberlin, Cumberbatch, Chamberland, Chambers, Conover, Converse, Confer, Comfort, Camper, Cambron, Conforti.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.