Ashfield Surname

158,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ashfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashfield,' two parishes in Suffolk and a township in Salop.

Michael Ashfilde, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1572. Edmund Ashfeilde, Buckinghamshire: ibid.

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Ashfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5611:35,6944,699
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Wales881:35,1653,495
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Ireland321:147,1546,785
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Scotland231:232,77511,829
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Ashfield (37) may also be a first name.

Ashfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashfield,' two parishes in Suffolk and a township in Salop.

Michael Ashfilde, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1572. Edmund Ashfeilde, Buckinghamshire: ibid.

1613. Buried — Anthony Ashfilde: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1677. Richard Ashfeild and Mary Gunning: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Plain or Field. [Old English æsc + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in Suffolk and elsewhere.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ashfield Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ashfield Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ashfield is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashfield? popularity and diffusion

Ashfield is the 158,560th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,646,168 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Ashfield live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. Ashfield is also the 1,688,769th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,561 people, or 1 in 35,694. In England Ashfield is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 27 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England Ashfield occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Ashfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ashfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ashfield last name grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 880 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ashfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ashfield last name are 20.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Ashfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.27% more than the national average, earning R 528,192 per year; in United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.66% more than the national average, earning $58,455 CAD per year.

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