Find out how popular the last name Cuykendall is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cuykendall.

Cuykendall, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cuykendall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuykendall in America

Cuykendall is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuykendall surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cuykendall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuykendall to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cuykendall

The surname Cuykendall is of Dutch origin, originating from the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Dutch words "kuik" or "kuiken," meaning "chick" or "young chicken," and "dal," meaning "valley" or "dale." This suggests that the name may have been originally used to identify someone who lived in a valley or lowland area associated with poultry farming or where chickens were prevalent.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries in the Netherlands. One notable example is a reference to a Cornelis Cuykendall, a merchant from Amsterdam, in a shipping manifest dated 1632. The name also appears in various municipal records and church registers from Dutch cities such as Rotterdam and Leiden during the same time period.

As Dutch settlers migrated to the New World in the 17th century, the Cuykendall surname was carried across the Atlantic to the Dutch colonies in North America. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in the New World is that of Jasper Cuykendall, who arrived in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) in 1653. He later settled in the area of what is now Kingston, New York, and his descendants played a significant role in the region's history.

Another notable figure with the Cuykendall surname was Jacob Cuykendall, a Dutch-American soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Born in 1753 in Ulster County, New York, he served in the Continental Army and participated in several major battles, including the Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Monmouth.

In the 19th century, the Cuykendall surname gained prominence with the rise of John Cuykendall, a prominent businessman and industrialist from New York. Born in 1812, he founded the Cuykendall Carriage Company, which became one of the largest manufacturers of horse-drawn carriages and wagons in the United States.

Other notable individuals with the Cuykendall surname include Robert Cuykendall, a renowned architect from the early 20th century who designed several iconic buildings in New York City, and Martha Cuykendall, a pioneering educator and women's rights advocate who founded one of the first schools for girls in the American West in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuykendall

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cuykendall.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cuykendall was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cuykendall has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cuykendall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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