Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CUMMINGS
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
CumingsCumming
Cuming
Cummins
Comyns
Comins
Commings
Comings
Cummin
Cumin
Coummings
Ccummings
Coumings
Cumiings
Ccumings
Cuiming
Cowmings
Cumiing
Cuminge
Cuminges
Couming
Cuminga
Cuminegs
Cumimngs
Cooming
Cmmings
Cowming
Cumines
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.)
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.