The Cummins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,705 people carried this name — #1,731 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 20,072 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 77 births for the Cummins name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 3,400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Dublin, Cork, and Tipperary.”

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born, 1890

Leinster 37
Munster 25
Ulster 11
Connacht 4

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 71 people named Cummins live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 33
Santa Fe 26
Córdoba 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

33 people named Cummins live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zug.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zug 9
Zurich 9
Vaud 6
Lucerne 3
St. Gallen 3
Ticino 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Cummins in American newspapers,
1911–1926.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Cummins
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-07-31
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Cummins
Daily Kennebec Journal 1911-06-09
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Cummins
Daily Kennebec Journal 1914-04-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Cummins in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2000s.

65,042 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cummins. The most, 13,169, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 25,521
Victoria 14,468
Queensland 9,006
South Australia 6,252
Western Australia 5,239
Tasmania 4,112
ACT (Canberra) 337
Northern Territory 22

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cummins.

Who carried it

People named Cummins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Eleanor Consuelo Cummins d. 1962 · violinist
  • Jules Cummins d. 1988 · university teacher
  • Margaret Spread Cummins d. 1854
  • Eliza Cara Cummins d. 1939
  • Martha Swete d. 1842
  • Anne Frances Cooke d. 1848

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cummins,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,112 records

3,112 records of the Cummins name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,076
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 722
  • Other U.S. records 1,314
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard F. Cummins

    Born 1929; from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marion W. Cummins

    Born 1917 in Kansas. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Leavenworth; driver. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Cummins

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ballygar, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 3,112 records for Cummins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia1,503 records

1,503 records of the Cummins name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 546
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 377
  • Other Australian records 580
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Joseph Cummins

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Tortoise, sailing from Plymouth in 1841. Native of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick Charles Cummins

    Died 1911 in Sandy Bay, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1911.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Emily Mary Cummins

    Born 1862 in Green Ponds, Tasmania. Married 1882 in Westbury, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,503 records for Cummins in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada103 records

103 records of the Cummins name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 59
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 13
  • Other Canadian records 31
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Cuff Cummins

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Kingston, bound for Port Roseway, aged 24.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Cummins

    Came to Ontario in 1876 aboard the Waldensian, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lizzie Irene Isabell Cummins

    Buried in 1997 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 99.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 103 records for Cummins in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand45 records

45 records of the Cummins name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 44
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Henry Cummins

    Died 1911, aged 69; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record F. Cummins

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Valda Heather Cummins

    Died 1994, aged 62; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Cummins in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom29 records

29 records of the Cummins name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 26
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Cummins

    Buried in 1796 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 40.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Cummins

    Manchester Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. T. Cummins

    Lance Corporal, Royal Irish Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Cummins in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland29 records

29 records of the Cummins name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Daniel Cummins

    Died 1938, aged 80; buried at Eskerstephens, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Cummins

    Died 1990, aged 71; buried at Ballygar, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Cummins

    Died 1960, aged 95; buried at Dunmore, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Cummins in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France7 records

7 records of the Cummins name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Richard Ernest Cummins

    Born 1947 in Canada; died 1993 in Saint-Chinian (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mary Cummins

    Born 1914 in Ireland; died 1996 in Vannes (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Cummins in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Cummins name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Russel Lawrence Cummins

    Died 1960 in Warnsveld, aged 32; "marinier".

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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