The cumberland Surname

cumberland Name Meaning and History

English: regional name for someone from Cumberland in northwestern England (now part of Cumbria).

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The cumberland name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the cumberland family name as far back in history as possible.

cumberland Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of cumberland Families in the US in 1920

Number of cumberland families

20-37

7-19

1-6

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Thread	Author	Replies
cumberland	ajb150	0
Cumberland /Sinclair	lorretta21	6
Robert Cumberland of Barton Twp, Wentworth Co, ON	LiliinTO	0
William Kirkbride 1834-1878	LizKloman	1
Any Cumberlands in the UK.	happy_hannah	1
Cumberland-DC VA	Mary Ward	12
frederick Cumberland (FAO D. Willis and F. Cumberland)	Hannah Cumberland	2
Cumberland/New York & Steinke/Connecticut	Jill Zinck	0
Jane Cumberland/Edward McBay of Tennessee	DianaMcBay	0
Smith family from France	JACKMAGEE	0

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