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Where did the Scottish Cunningham family come from? What is the Scottish Cunningham family crest and coat of arms? When did the Cunningham family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Cunningham family history?

The ancestors of the name Cunningham come from the ancient Scottish tribe known as the Dalriadans. They lived along the rugged west coast of Scotland and on the Hebrides islands and used the name to indicate a person who lived at Cunningham in Ayrshire. However, numerous branches of the Cunningham family spread all over Scotland. Two of the most prominent branches of the Cunningham Clan, the Cunninghams of Corsehill and the Cunninghams of Caprington, trace their ancestry back to the medieval era.

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Many spelling variations of Cunningham have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. Cunningham, Cunninghame, Cunyngham, Cunnyngham, Cunnynghame, Cummingham and many more.

First found in Ayrshire. About the year 1050, it is said that Warnebald Cunningham saved King Malcolm Canmore by hiding him in the barn and covering him with hay concealing him from his pursuer the Pretender King, MacBeth. The grateful King Malcolm later bestowed on Warnebald the lands of Cunningham and the motto "Over Fork Over."


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cunningham research. Another 173 words(12 lines of text) covering the year 1296 is included under the topic Early Cunningham History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Cunningham Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Cunningham family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 114 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Settlers from Scotland put down roots in communities all along the east coast of North America. Some moved north from the American colonies to Canada as United Empire Loyalists during the American War of Independence. As Clan societies and highland games started in North America in the 20th century many Scots rediscovered parts of their heritage. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Cunningham were among those contributors:

  • Anthony, Archibald, Arthur, Barnard, Brian, Charles, Cornelius, David, Edward, Francis, Henry, George, James, Jane, John, Joseph, Margaret, Mary, Michael, Patrick, Robert, Thomas Cunningham, who all arrived in Philadelphia in the first half of the 19th century

Cunningham Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Nehemiah Cunningham, who arrived in Virginia in 1641
  • Wm Cunningham, who landed in Virginia in 1658
  • Darby Cunningham, who arrived in Maryland in 1663
  • Margaret Cunningham, who landed in Maryland in 1668
  • Daniel Cunningham, who landed in Maryland in 1673


Cunningham Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Ann Cunningham, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1729
  • Miles Cunningham, who landed in Virginia in 1769-1770
  • Henry Cunningham, who landed in Florida in 1771
  • Agnes Cunningham, aged 24, landed in New York in 1774
  • Jean Cunningham, aged 26, arrived in Salem, Mass in 1775


Cunningham Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Patt Cunningham, aged 30, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
  • Robert W Cunningham, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1804
  • John Cunningham, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
  • Hugh Cunningham, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1808
  • Nicholas Cunningham, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1809


Cunningham Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Robert Anderson Cunningham, who arrived in Alabama in 1927

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  • Alfred Austell Cunningham (1882-1939), American Marine Corps officer who became the first Marine Corps aviator and the first Director of Marine Corps Aviation
  • Leland Cunningham (1904-1989), American astronomer and a driving force in using automated calculating methods for computing celestial orbits
  • Walter Cunningham (b. 1941), former NASA Astronaut on the first manned mission of the Apollo Program
  • Glenn Cunningham (b. 1909), American middle distance runner
  • Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), American photographer
  • Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), American choreographer and dancer
  • Briggs S Cunningham II (1907-2003), American race car driver, yachtsman, yacht builder, and victorious America's Cup skipper
  • Senior Airman Jason D Cunningham (1975-2002), United States Air Force pararescueman who was killed in action on March 4, 2002 while taking part in Operation Anaconda during the US war in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions
  • Michael Cunningham (b. 1952), American writer, best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999
  • Brigadier-General James Hutchings Cunningham (1886-1963), American Commanding Officer 14th Coast Artillery Regiment (1939-1941)

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  • The Cunningham Family: Descendants of John Cunningham, Born About 1782-1786 in Norfolk County, England by Mary Gene McCall Middleton.
  • The Descendants of Gabriel Cunningham by Joan Pate.
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A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Cunningham
Cockon, Conaghand, Conaghane, Conaghant, Conaghen, Conaghend, Conaghent, Conaghind, Conaghint, Conaghyn, Conaghynd, Conaham, Conahan, Conaman, Coninghamn, Connaghand, Connaghane, Connaghant, Connaghen, Connaghend, Connaghent, Connaghind, Connaghint, Connaghyn, Connaghynd, Connaham, Connahan, Connaman, Conninghamn, Connyngam, Connyngghan, Connyngham, Connynghame, Connynghan, Connyngman, Conyngam, Conyngghan, Conyngham, Conynghame, Conynghan, Conyngman, Coon, Cumigghan, Cumigham, Cumighan, Cumigman, Cumingghan, Cumingham, Cuminghame, Cuminghames and more.

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  2. Bain, Robert. The Clans and Tartans of Scotland. Glasgow & London: Collins, 1968. Print. (ISBN 000411117-6).
  3. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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  6. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Socts Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Modern Application of the Art of Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
  7. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  10. Innes, Thomas and Learney. Scots Heraldry A Practical Handbook on the Historical Principles and Mordern Application of the Art and Science. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1934. Print.
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The Cunningham Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Cunningham Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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