Attfield Surname

253,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Attfield Surname Definition:

= Atfield, q.v.

Attfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0031:55,5516,742
Canada2401:153,52315,602
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Australia561:482,06636,890
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Wales491:63,1545,613
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Attfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Atfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Attfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attfield is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Attfield is the 253,301st most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,668,511 people. Attfield is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Attfield live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Attfield is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,003 people, or 1 in 55,551. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Attfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Attfield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Attfield surname rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Attfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Attfield last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Attfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.95% more than the national average, earning R 441,876 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,890 CAD per year.

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