Ashfield Surname
Approximately 2,754 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAshfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,561 | 1:35,694 | 4,699 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| Canada | 276 | 1:133,499 | 13,853 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Northern Ireland | 80 | 1:23,063 | 2,647 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 540 | 1:45,140 | 5,624 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 132 | 1:380,445 | 28,529 |
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).
(English) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Plain or Field. [Old English æsc + feld]
Places in Suffolk and elsewhere.
A location name in Suffolk.
Ashfield Demographics
Average Male Ashfield Height
179.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ashfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashfield is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashfield? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashfield is the 158,560th most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,646,168 people. Ashfield is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Ashfield live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname Ashfield is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,561 people, or 1 in 35,694. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 27 percent live, Warwickshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.
Ashfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ashfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ashfield surname 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 Ashfield surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Ashfield are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.11% being 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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Footnotes
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