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![Show Contents]() Cuniffe Surname History
The Gaelic name used by the Cuniffe family in ancient Ireland was Mac Conduibh. The first part of the name comes from the word con, which is the genitive form of cu, which means hound while the second part of the name is derived from the Gaelic word dubh, which means black. Early Origins of the Cuniffe familyThe surname Cuniffe was first found in County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo) located on the West coast of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat. Early History of the Cuniffe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuniffe research. Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Cuniffe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cuniffe Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Cuniffe family name include MacCunniff, Cunniff, Cuniffe, Cunniffe, MacConiffe, MacConniff, Coneffe, Coniffe, Conniff, MacEniffe, MacKiniff, Kinniiff, MacNuff, MacNeeve, MacNiff, MacAniff, Caddo, Caddow, Quinniff, MacEndoo, MacAdoo and many more. Early Notables of the Cuniffe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cuniffe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cuniffe migration to the United States | + |
The English-ruled Ireland of the late 18th and 19th centuries featured a rapidly increasing population and an agricultural-based economy. This combination proved to be disastrous in the 1840s after a couple of failed potato harvests. Thousands died of disease and starvation, and thousands more left the country, often bound for North America. Those that survived the journey to North America were put to work building the bridges, canals, roadways, and railways needed for the development of an industrial society. Those Irish, although often despised by those already established in North American cities and towns, played an instrumental role in making Canada and the United States the powerful and wealthy nations that they are today. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has shown many immigrants bearing the name Cuniffe:
Cuniffe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John and Bernard Cuniffe, who settled in Missouri in 1840
- Bernard Cuniffe, aged 28, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 1
- John B Cuniffe, aged 22, who landed in Missouri in 1840 1
- Ann Cuniffe, who settled in Missouri, in 1849
- Ann Cuniffe, aged 60, who landed in Missouri in 1849 1
- 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)
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Cuniffe migration to the United States 
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