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

The surname Atfield (Russian: Атфиелд) is found most frequently in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 523,789th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Atfield live; 37 percent live in Australasia and 37 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 131,686. In Australia Atfield is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 77 percent reside, New South Wales, where 15 percent reside and South Australia, where 3 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Atfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Atfield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Atfield surname declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Atfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Atfield last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Atfield surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political 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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