Bamfield Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBamfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 213 | 1:1,701,685 | 112,840 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Guyana | 72 | 1:10,586 | 1,563 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 262 | 1:93,036 | 9,584 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
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.
(English) 1 Dweller at the Tree- Field. [Old English beám + feld] 2 confused with Banfield, q.v.
Armorially identified with Bampfyld.
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Bamfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bamfield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bamfield.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamfield? popularity and diffusion
It is the 542,091st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Bamfield reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Bamfield is most common in: New York, where 29 percent live, Ohio, where 20 percent live and Michigan, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and Guyana, where 12 percent live.
Bamfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bamfield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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 devotion of those carrying the Bamfield last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bamfield surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.21% being registered with the 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.
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