Cummine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Cummine comes from the old Irish Gaelic surname Ó Coimín, and has come to have many different English variants. The Gaelic name also appeared as Ó Comáin, especially in Munster.

Early Origins of the Cummine family

The surname Cummine was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where the family were "erenaghs" (Administrators) of the church of St. Cuimín Fada. It is said that in the 6th century, St. Common, a pupil of St. Finian was a missionary in Connacht, founding a monastery in Roscommon. The parish of Kilcummin on the western side of the Bay of Killala is named after a family of this name.

Early History of the Cummine family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cummine research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1182, 1213, 1264, 1688, 1703, 1704, 1760 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Cummine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cummine Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cummins, Comines, Cummings, Comine, Cummin, Comyn, Cumming, Cummine, Cuming, Cumine, Cumyn, Cummyn, Commyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Cummine family

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Cummine migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cummine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Cummine, aged 29, who immigrated to America, in 1895

Cummine Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James Cummine, aged 27, who landed in America from Ireland Bagneistown, in 1913
Bridget Cummine, aged 22, who settled in America from Corrick-on-Suir,Ireland, in 1920
James Cummine, aged 51, who immigrated to the United States, in 1923