Bamfield Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Bamfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamfyld,' some place in Devon or Somerset, whence in the latter Weston-Bamfyld, a parish six miles from Castle-Cary. As a surname Banfield is the chief variant.

1575. Ames (Amias) Banfilde, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Bamfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England1831:304,47023,072
Guyana721:10,5861,563
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Australia421:642,75544,739
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:93,0369,584
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Bamfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamfyld,' some place in Devon or Somerset, whence in the latter Weston-Bamfyld, a parish six miles from Castle-Cary. As a surname Banfield is the chief variant.

1575. Ames (Amias) Banfilde, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1581. Richard Bampfild, or Bamfield, Devon: ibid.

1582. Giles Bampfild, Devon: ibid.

1752. Married —William Smith and Hannah Bamfeild: St. George, Hanover Square i.

1766. Married — Sir John Saunders Sebright and Sarah Knight. Witness, Copp Warre Bampfylde: ibid.

John Banbald and Betty Nunns: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the Tree- Field. [Old English beám + feld] 2 confused with Banfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armorially identified with Bampfyld.

The Norman People (1874)

Bamfield Last Name Facts

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

Bamfield occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bamfield is the 542,091st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. Bamfield occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Bamfield are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Ohio, where 20 percent are found and Michigan, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States Bamfield occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Guyana, where 12 percent are found.

Bamfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bamfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bamfield surname increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bamfield Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Bamfield surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.21% being registered with the political party.

Bamfield earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $45,298 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bampfield94198/
Baumfield9462/
Baumfeld88130/
Bomfield884/
Bemfield880/
Boomfield8219/
Bamphield824/
Bemfeld801/
Bomfeld801/
Bomfild801/
Boimfeld757/
Boumfeld751/
Bomfeldt751/
Bomfleth509/

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