Cunniffe Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The spelling Cunniffe grew out of Cunniff, an Irish surname with a long paper trail. The name is generally explained as “The son of Cudubh (black hound)”.

• Related forms: Conniff.
• The 2010 census count for Cunniffe in the United States was 341, good for rank 59,324.
• The extra “e” in Cunniffe is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Heraldry and the Cunniffe name

Arms linked to Cunniff and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Cunniffe report, with a museum-style coat of arms.