Caulfield Surname
Approximately 13,793 people bear this surname
Caulfield Surname Definition:
(English) 1 for Cauldfield, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Cabbage-Field [Old English caul + feld]
Caulfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,337 | 1:67,914 | 7,899 |
| England | 2,714 | 1:20,530 | 2,904 |
| Ireland | 1,997 | 1:2,358 | 446 |
| Australia | 1,820 | 1:14,833 | 2,107 |
| Scotland | 461 | 1:11,613 | 1,561 |
| Northern Ireland | 413 | 1:4,467 | 869 |
| Canada | 375 | 1:98,255 | 10,681 |
| New Zealand | 215 | 1:21,062 | 3,698 |
| Wales | 127 | 1:24,366 | 2,557 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,697 | 1:2,610 | 494 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:59,890 | 7,018 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:37,062 | 2,907 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:79,586 | 8,390 |
Caulfield (20) may also be a first name.
Caulfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 for Cauldfield, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Cabbage-Field [Old English caul + feld]
Used as a synonym of MacCall and Gaffney, q.v. and occasionally of MacKeown. Also used in Ireland for the English Calfhill. IF 153; MIF 55
(Scottish, English) One who came from Cauldfield (cold field), in Dumfriesshire; dweller at a cabbage field, or at a cold or bleak field.
See Cavell. The family was seated in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In England Gilbert de Calvel was of Northumberland, and Richard C. of Kent, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Malger de Cavel in 1261 paid a fine in Oxfordshire (Roberts, Excerpt.). Janies Calfhil or Calvel, otherwise Calfield, c. 1506, was Bishop of Worcester t. Eliz., and from his younger son, Sir Toby Caulfield, a renowned commander in Ireland, descended collaterally the Earls of Charlemont.
From Chalfield; a location name in Wiltshire (?).
Caulfield Demographics
Caulfield Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Caulfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caulfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Caulfield is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Caulfield? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,163rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 528,351 people. The last name Caulfield occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Caulfield live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most common first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,337 people, or 1 in 67,914. In The United States Caulfield is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found, New Jersey, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.
Caulfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Caulfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caulfield last name rose 846 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caulfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland and Jewish (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Caulfield last name are 1.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Caulfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning R 218,868 per year; in United States they earn 19.79% more than the national average, earning $51,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $56,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caulffield | 95 | 1 | / |
| Calfield | 94 | 9 | / |
| Culfield | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caulfild | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caulfeld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Coulfield | 89 | 6 | / |
| Coalfield | 89 | 4 | / |
| Callfield | 89 | 1 | / |
| Colfield | 82 | 61 | / |
| Calfeldt | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kaulfeld | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calfeeld | 82 | 0 | / |
| Colffield | 78 | 20 | / |
| Collfield | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalfeld | 75 | 72 | / |
| Kahlfeld | 71 | 83 | / |
| Calfeltz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuhlfeld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolfield | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calffelt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kahlfeldt | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kallfeldt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kohlfield | 67 | 3 | / |
| Colfelt | 63 | 71 | / |
| Kohlfeld | 59 | 111 | / |
| Kalfeltz | 59 | 18 | / |
| Kolfeldt | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kahlfelt | 59 | 2 | / |
| Colffelt | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kollfeldt | 56 | 6 | / |
| Kohlfeldt | 56 | 2 | / |
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