How common is the last name Cunningham?

128,869 people in the United States have the last name Cunningham, about 1 in 2,319. It ranks #229 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CUNNINGHAM

#229

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
128,869
About
1 in 2,319
This common or more
23.8%
Who bears it

Of the 128,869 people with the last name Cunningham, 70.6% reported their origin as White, 20.6% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cunningham

#227 Delgado · 128,967#228 Nunez · 128,895#230 George · 127,488#231 Berry · 127,443

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cunningham, most common first.

#30,002 Cunninghan · 836#68,391 Cuningham · 310

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