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Cumming History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Cumming History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

It is generally believed that this name comes from a Breton personal name, derived from element "cam," meaning "bent," or "crooked;" or perhaps from the herb called "cummin" (cumin). Or the name may have come from the place name Comines, in Flanders, Northern France. 1

"This ancient family claim descent from the great house of Comines in France. They seem to have come into Britain at the Conquest, though they do not appear eo nomine in Domesday. " 2

Early Origins of the Cumming family

The surname Cumming was first found in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire in England, in the 12th and 13th centuries. Robert of Comyn (Comines,) a noble who accompanied William the Conqueror in 1066 and was made Earl of Northumberland. 3

Other early records of the family shown with a myriad of early spellings include: Godwinus filius Cumine in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in 1173; Eustachius filius Cumini in the Assize Rolls for Lincolnshire in 1219; Petrus filius Kymine in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1301; Hugh Coumini listed in France in 1157; Walter Cumin in the Pipe Rolls for Wales in 1158; John Comin in Lincolnshire in 1175-1179; and William Cumyn in the Pipe Rolls for Hampshire in 1230. 4

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Florentina Comin, Oxfordshire; Peter Comyn, Wiltshire; Stephen Comyng, Essex; and Thomas Comyn, Gloucestershire. 5 Another source notes that Admund le Comyn was listed in Norfolk, 14 Edward II (during the fourteenth year of King Edward III's reign.) 6

Today Commins is a small hamlet in Denbighshire and Commins Coch is a small village in the county of Powys, Wales.

Saint Comman of Ross-Commain (fl. 550), was son of Faelchu and "descendant of Fiacha Araidhe, of the family of Rudhraighe, and race of Ir, king of Ulster, A.D. 236." 7

Early History of the Cumming family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cumming research. Another 487 words (35 lines of text) covering the years 1124, 1133, 1153, 1289, 1296, 1302, 1306, 1667, 1688, 1690, 1696, 1714, 1729, 1730, 1740, 1747, 1751, 1775, 1833, 1835, 1844, 1849, 1851, 1867, 1870, 1875, 1876 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Cumming History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cumming Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cumin, Cumins, Cumine, Cummin, Cummins, Cummine, Comings, Comins, Commin and many more.

Early Notables of the Cumming family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Alexander Comyn (d. 1289), Earl of Buchan, a Scotish-Norman nobleman, son of William Comyn and Marjory, Countess of Buchan, the heiress of the last native Scottish Mormaer of Buchan, Fergus...
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Cumming World Ranking

In the United States, the name Cumming is the 7,288^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 8 However, in Australia, the name Cumming is ranked the 761^st most popular surname with an estimated 5,124 people with that name. 9 And in New Zealand, the name Cumming is the 702^nd popular surname with an estimated 1,012 people with that name. 10

Migration of the Cumming family to Ireland

Some of the Cumming family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cumming migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cumming Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Cumming, who settled in New Jersey in 1685

Cumming Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antho Cumming, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 11
George Cumming, who arrived in Leeward Islands in 1709 11
William Cumming, who landed in Maryland in 1716 11
William Cumming, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1717
Thomas Cumming, who arrived in New England in 1773 11
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Cumming Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elnr Cumming, who landed in America in 1805 11
Jannett Cumming, who arrived in America in 1805 11
James Cumming, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1812 11
Tho Cumming, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 11
Ham Cumming, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 11
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Cumming migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cumming Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. William Cumming U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 12

Cumming Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Cumming, his wife and their three children, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1803
Archibald Cumming, who landed in Canada in 1820
Daniel Cumming, who landed in Canada in 1820
John, Cumming Jr., who landed in Canada in 1820
John, Cumming Sr., who arrived in Canada in 1820

Cumming migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cumming Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Alexander Cumming, Scottish convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Atlas" on 16th January 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
J. Cumming, a mason, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832
Mr. David Cumming, Scottish convict who was convicted in Perth, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Egyptian" on 5th April 1839, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 14
Peter Cumming, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Archer" in 1846 15
A. Cumming, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Archer" in 1846 15
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Cumming migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cumming Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Thomas Cumming, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
Mr. David Cumming, (b. 1817), aged 24, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lord William Bentinck" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 24th May 1841 16
Mr. John Cumming, (b. 1860), aged 8 months, British settler travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 16
Mr. Peter Cumming, (b. 1822), aged 38, British farm labourer travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 16
Mrs. Margaret Cumming, (b. 1827), aged 33, British settler travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 16
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cumming (post 1700) +

Alfred Cumming (1829-1910), American soldier, brigadier general for the Confederacy in the American Civil War
R. C. Cumming, American politician, Mayor of Ocala, Florida, 1954-55 17
P. S. Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916 17
Mrs. L. G. Cumming, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952 17
Kristi Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2008 17
John P. Cumming, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 14th District, 1854 17
James Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004 17
James Cumming (b. 1861), American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1899-1902, 1917-18; Member of Minnesota State Senate 66th District, 1919-22 17
Hugh Smith Cumming Jr. (1900-1986), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1953 17
Alfred Cumming (1802-1873), American politician, Mayor of Augusta, Georgia, 1836 17
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Cumming family +

HMS Royal Oak

Leslie Thomas James Cumming (1906-1939), British Marine with the Royal Marine aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 18

Citations +

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Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th July 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 26th January 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/egyptian
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ROYAL ARCHER 1846. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1846RoyalArcher.gif
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html