761 documented Cunningham ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Scottish habitational name from the district of Cunningham in Ayrshire.
Where the records place them: Iowa (98%), out of 755 Cunningham records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, William, James, Mary and Robert.
Of the 751 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Jonet Cunningham, born 1618 in Scotland.
Documented Cunningham families on this page come from Past and present of Winneshiek County, Iowa, Centennial Biographical Record of Richland County, Ohio and Biographical Record of Williams County, Ohio.
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Deceased Cunningham ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Scottish habitational name from the district of Cunningham in Ayrshire.
The documented line here reaches back to 1618. Most Cunningham lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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