Banfield Surname

46,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Banfield 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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Banfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6461:99,41311,044
England2,3941:23,2743,241
Australia2,1001:12,8551,859
Canada1,2391:29,7383,897
Wales4001:7,736862
Barbados2771:1,038245
South Africa2371:228,59823,729
Trinidad and Tobago2251:6,062937
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Grenada661:1,644290
Guernsey511:1,264261
France421:1,581,493147,826
Aruba371:2,797396
Panama361:108,6744,042
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Austria101:851,54467,454
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominica11:75,891912
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saint Martin11:35,156229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2761:19,1032,747
Wales911:17,2351,021
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5561:90,3219,312

Banfield (66) may also be a first name.

Banfield 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 a Bean-Field. [Old English beán + feld] 2 confused with Bamfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a field where beans grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Banfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banfield occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,514th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 653,885 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Banfield are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Banfield is also the 1,201,840th most common forename at a global level, borne by 66 people.

Banfield is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,646 people, or 1 in 99,413. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Banfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Banfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Banfield surname increased 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Banfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Banfield surname is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Banfield last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Banfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.46% more than the national average, earning R 388,452 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,237 CAD per year.

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