Atfield Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Atfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller At the Field. [Middle English atle felde = Old English æt pœm felde] John ate Felde.—Hundred Rolls

Atfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2051:131,68614,301
England1671:333,64124,529
Canada1201:307,04728,331
United States951:3,815,357209,650
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:140,08812,645
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Atfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller At the Field. [Middle English atle felde = Old English æt pœm felde] John ate Felde.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Atfield Last Name Facts

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

Atfield (Russian: Атфиелд) is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 523,789th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Atfield are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 131,686. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 77 percent live, New South Wales, where 15 percent live and South Australia, where 3 percent live. Not including Australia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Atfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Atfield has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Atfield last name contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Atfield surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Atfield last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $45,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Atfield Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atfield in the Russian language
Атфиелдatfield-

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