Gaelic sept & Norman

Cummins

Ó Cuimín

Also: Cummings, Cummin, Cumin, Comyn, Comyns

“descendant of Cuimín, a diminutive of cam, ‘bent’; or the Norman Comyn”

🏔 Sligo · Sligeach 🏔 Westmeath · An Iarmhí 🏔 Roscommon · Ros Comáin Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗ Also: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.

The story

Woulfe says several distinct Irish families were called Ó Cuimín, and that the Sligo family was a branch of the Uí Fiachrach. Separately, the Comyns came to Ireland with the Anglo-Normans. John Comyn was the first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin. Their name became very common across the southern half of Ireland and in Westmeath and Roscommon. By Woulfe's day it was hard to tell apart from the Irish names, which were given the same English spellings.

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What the name is made of

Ó Cuimín
Ó — descendant of (originally grandson of)
Cuimín — the ancestor, trade or place the name is built on

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Is Cummins an Irish name?

Cummins has two separate origins. A Gaelic sept and an incoming family ended up with the same English spelling, and they are not related — which one you belong to is a question the surname cannot answer, only the records can.

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Where the Cummins country is

County Sligo County Westmeath County Roscommon Athlone Mullingar Sligo Moate Ballaghaderreen Castlerea Roscommon Boyle 4 castles in Sligo 12 castles in Westmeath 4 castles in Roscommon

Neighbours — other names from the same counties

Breen · Westmeath, Roscommon Brennan · Roscommon, Sligo Dillon · Westmeath, Roscommon Early · Roscommon, Sligo Higgins · Sligo, Westmeath MacDermot · Roscommon, Sligo McDonagh · Sligo, Roscommon Mooney · Roscommon, Sligo Mulhern · Roscommon, Westmeath Mullaney · Roscommon, Sligo O'Connor · Roscommon, Sligo Boland · Sligo Carty · Roscommon Clifford · Sligo

Quick answers

Is Cummins an Irish name?

What does the surname Cummins mean?

Cummins (Irish: Ó Cuimín) means “descendant of Cuimín, a diminutive of cam, ‘bent’; or the Norman Comyn”. Origin: Gaelic sept & Norman.

Where in Ireland is the surname Cummins from?

The historic homeland of the Cummins name is Sligo, Westmeath, Roscommon. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.

What is the Irish for Cummins?

Ó Cuimín. Related spellings: Cummings, Cummin, Cumin, Comyn, Comyns.

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