Banfield Surname
Approximately 11,145 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBanfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,646 | 1:99,413 | 11,044 |
| England | 2,394 | 1:23,274 | 3,241 |
| Australia | 2,100 | 1:12,855 | 1,859 |
| Canada | 1,239 | 1:29,738 | 3,897 |
| Wales | 400 | 1:7,736 | 862 |
| Barbados | 277 | 1:1,038 | 245 |
| South Africa | 237 | 1:228,598 | 23,729 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 225 | 1:6,062 | 937 |
| New Zealand | 197 | 1:22,986 | 4,040 |
| Grenada | 66 | 1:1,644 | 290 |
| Guernsey | 51 | 1:1,264 | 261 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Panama | 36 | 1:108,674 | 4,042 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 1:14,082 | 855 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,276 | 1:19,103 | 2,747 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:17,235 | 1,021 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 556 | 1:90,321 | 9,312 |
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.
(English) 1 Dweller at a Bean-Field. [Old English beán + feld] 2 confused with Bamfield, q.v.
(English) Dweller at a field where beans grew.
Banfield Demographics
Banfield Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beanfield | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bainfield | 94 | 3 | / |
| Baanfield | 94 | 1 | / |
| Banffield | 94 | 0 | / |
| Banfeld | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benfield | 88 | 9,023 | / |
| Bonfield | 88 | 2,178 | / |
| Binfield | 88 | 605 | / |
| Beanfild | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bampfield | 82 | 198 | / |
| Baumfield | 82 | 62 | / |
| Beinfield | 82 | 31 | / |
| Behnfield | 82 | 27 | / |
| Beenfield | 82 | 20 | / |
| Bennfield | 82 | 10 | / |
| Binnfield | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bonnfield | 82 | 2 | / |
| Buonfield | 82 | 1 | / |
| Boonfield | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bienfield | 82 | 0 | / |
| Benfieldd | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bounfield | 82 | 0 | / |
| Benffield | 82 | 0 | / |
| Batenfeld | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bonfeld | 80 | 96 | / |
| Benfeld | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bonfild | 80 | 57 | / |
| Binfeld | 80 | 8 | / |
| Benfild | 80 | 3 | / |
| Banfelt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Battenfeld | 78 | 809 | / |
| Baumfeld | 75 | 130 | / |
| Benfeldt | 75 | 124 | / |
| Behnfeld | 75 | 46 | / |
| Buenfeld | 75 | 40 | / |
| Buenfild | 75 | 39 | / |
| Beinfeld | 75 | 31 | / |
| Bienfeld | 75 | 12 | / |
| Vainfeld | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vaynfeld | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vanfeldt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Benfelds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Benfeeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binffeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bisnfeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binfelds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonfelds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bonfeldt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Binfeldt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Battenfeldt | 74 | 0 | / |
| Behnfeldt | 71 | 261 | / |
| Beenfeldt | 71 | 211 | / |
| Boomfield | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bohnfeldt | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bennfeldt | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bamphield | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bonfiglid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bienfeldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buenfeldt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vonfeld | 67 | 78 | / |
| Vinfeld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanfelt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boehnfeldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benfelt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinfild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bomfild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonfild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beinefeldt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonfelt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Battenfelt | 67 | 0 | / |
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