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There are approximately 14,166 people named Cummings in the UK. That makes it the 716th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 224 are named Cummings.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

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The Cummings surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A corruption of Comeyn, anciently written De Comminges; from Comminges, a place in France, whence they came. (See Comeyn.)

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CUMMINGS. See Cumming.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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