How common is the surname Cuming?

138 people in the United States had the surname Cuming in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,237,287 Americans. It ranked 124,548th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cuming?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Cuming identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cuming?

Frederick Cuming, British cricketer (1875-1942), followed by Hugh Cuming.

Where is the surname Cuming most common?

Wikidata records people named Cuming in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Cuming getting more or less common?

Less common. 151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 138 in 2010, down 8.6%.

The surname Cuming

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 138 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cuming is more common than 23.2% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, presumably from Anglo-Norman de Comyn, which was a surname of toponymic origin, either from Commin near Rouen or Comines near Lille.

Cuming is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 138 people named Cuming in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,237,287 Americans. That is down 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 151.

#124,548

rank among US surnames

138

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-8.6%

change since 2000 (was #108,734)

Who is named Cuming

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Cuming identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cumings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederick Cuming
British cricketer (1875-1942)
Hugh Cuming
British botanist and conchologist (1791-1865)

Notable Cumings come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cuming

Cuming has the Soundex code C552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C552.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cuming come from?: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, presumably from Anglo-Norman de Comyn, which was a surname of toponymic origin, either from Commin near Rouen or Comines near Lille.
How common is the surname Cuming?: 138 people in the United States had the surname Cuming in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,237,287 Americans. It ranked 124,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cuming?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Cuming identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cuming?: Frederick Cuming, British cricketer (1875-1942), followed by Hugh Cuming.
Where is the surname Cuming most common?: Wikidata records people named Cuming in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Cuming?: Cuming is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Cuming getting more or less common?: Less common. 151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 138 in 2010, down 8.6%.