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.
Early Origins of the Cuney family
The surname Cuney 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. Today Commins is a small hamlet in
Denbighshire and Commins Coch is a small village in the county of
Powys, Wales.
Early History of the Cuney family
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Cuney 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 Cuney family (pre 1700)
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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Migration of the Cuney family to Ireland
Some of the Cuney family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Cuney family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Comyngs, who settled in Plymouth, MA in 1620; George Cumming, who came to New Jersey in 1685; William Cumming, who arrived in Annapolis, MD in 1717.
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