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Origins Available:
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The surname Cumming 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 Cumming family

The surname Cumming 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 Cumming family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cumming 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 Cumming History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cumming 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 Cumming family

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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. 1 However, in Australia, the name Cumming is ranked the 761^st most popular surname with an estimated 5,124 people with that name. 2 And in New Zealand, the name Cumming is the 702^nd popular surname with an estimated 1,012 people with that name. 3

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 4
George Cumming, who arrived in Leeward Islands in 1709 4
William Cumming, who landed in Maryland in 1716 4
William Cumming, who arrived in Annapolis, Maryland in 1717
Thomas Cumming, who arrived in New England in 1773 4
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Cumming Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elnr Cumming, who landed in America in 1805 4
Jannett Cumming, who arrived in America in 1805 4
James Cumming, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1812 4
Tho Cumming, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 4
Ham Cumming, who landed in New York, NY in 1815 4
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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 5

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 6
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) 7
Peter Cumming, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Archer" in 1846 8
A. Cumming, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Royal Archer" in 1846 8
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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 9
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 9
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 9
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 9
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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 10
P. S. Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916 10
Mrs. L. G. Cumming, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952 10
Kristi Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2008 10
John P. Cumming, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 14th District, 1854 10
James Cumming, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004 10
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 10
Hugh Smith Cumming Jr. (1900-1986), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, 1953 10
Alfred Cumming (1802-1873), American politician, Mayor of Augusta, Georgia, 1836 10
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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 11

Citations +

"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