Wingfield Surname
Approximately 11,519 people bear this surname
Wingfield Surname Definition:
(English) 1 belonging to Wingfield (Suff.), 13th cent. Wingefelde, 12th cent. Wingefeld = Winga’s Field or Plain [v. Wing2; and + Old English feld] 2 belonging to Wingfield (Derby), A.D. 1291 Wynefeld, 1199- 1200 Wynfeld, c. 1000 (Wulfric's Will) Winnefeld = Winne's or Wynna’s Field or Plain [Old English feld] Cp.
Read More About This SurnameWingfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,567 | 1:42,309 | 5,197 |
| England | 2,045 | 1:27,246 | 3,715 |
| Canada | 333 | 1:110,647 | 11,850 |
| Australia | 189 | 1:142,834 | 15,308 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,377 | 1:17,702 | 2,565 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,835 | 1:27,367 | 3,363 |
Wingfield (56) may also be a first name.
Wingfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 belonging to Wingfield (Suff.), 13th cent. Wingefelde, 12th cent. Wingefeld = Winga’s Field or Plain [v. Wing2; and + Old English feld] 2 belonging to Wingfield (Derby), A.D. 1291 Wynefeld, 1199- 1200 Wynfeld, c. 1000 (Wulfric's Will) Winnefeld = Winne's or Wynna’s Field or Plain [Old English feld] Cp. Winfield, Winkfield.
(English) One who came from Wingfield (grazing ground, or field of Wiga's people), the name of various places in England.
"The Wingfields of Wingfield and Letheringham, both in Suffolk, a distinguished family of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, are traced nearly to the Conquest, though they do not appear to have been lords of the manor or castle of Wingfield before the reign of Edward II," Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. A parish in Suffolk possessed by a distinguished family temp. Edw. II. B.L.G. Latinized in charters Ala Campi.
Local. From the manor of Wingfield, in Suffolk, England.
Or De Braiose, a branch of the baronial house of Braiose of Normandy. William de Braiose came to England 1066, and was a great baron in Sussex 1086. His great grandson, William de B., m. a dau. and coheir of Milo, Earl of Hereford, and had, 1. William, ancestor of the Barons B. of Bramber, summoned by writ 1293; 2. Giles, Bishop of Hereford; 3. Reginald, Baron of Brecknock; 4. Roger. The last-mentioned received grants of Wingfield and other lordships in Suffolk and Norfolk, then in possession of the Crown, as part of the honour of Eye. In 1205 he paid a fine in Hants (Hardy, Rot. Claus. 26), and had custody of the forest of Mauling (58), and was in the king’s service 1207, 1214 (97,142). He had Roger de Breouse, mentioned 1256 (Blomefield, Norf. vi. 242), whose son, Sir Richard de Brews, was Lord of Wingfield and Stradbroke 1274 (Rot.Hundr. ii. 186). He d. 1296, leaving, 1. Sir Giles de Breuse, ancestor of the B.s of Norfolk; 2. Sir Roger de Breuse, who had a writ of military summons 1312, and was sometimes styled ‘De Wingfield’ (Blomefield, viii. 345, v. 185); 3. Richard; 4. Thomas de Wingfield, living 1318. Richard de Breuse bore the name of ‘Wingfield;’ was joint Lord of Wingfield 1316 (Parliamentary Writs), and in 1324 was summoned as a man-at- arms of Suffolk (Parliamentary Writs). He and his descendants adopted a pair of wings for arms, in allusion to the name of Wingfield. His son Sir John, Lord of Wingfield, was living 1360 (Blomefield, vii. 70). His brother Sir Thomas was ancestor of the W.s of Letheringham, and their branch the Wingfields, Viscounts Powerscourt.
A location name in Derbyshire, Sufif.
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Wingfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wingfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wingfield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wingfield? popularity and diffusion
Wingfield is the 45,070th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 632,654 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wingfield reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wingfield is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 56 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 8,567 people, or 1 in 42,309. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 15 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Wingfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wingfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wingfield surname increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wingfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wingfield last name is primarily Catholic (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wingfield surname are 15.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.94% registered with the party.
The amount Wingfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.57% more than the national average, earning R 631,104 per year; in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,228 CAD per year.
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