Benfield Surname

56,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Benfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Bean- Field. [Middle English bene, 0,E. beán + feld] 2 the Bees’ Field. [Middle English been, pl. of bee, Old English beó, a bee + feld] 3 Beona’s Field. [Anglo-Saxon Beonan-feld—Beonan-, genit. of Beona]

Benfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2511:57,9846,873
England1,8761:29,7003,995
Australia3201:84,3629,770
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
Wales591:52,4504,823
Canada581:635,26952,014
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Guyana351:21,7782,654
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Barbados201:14,372922
France191:3,495,933219,029
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malta41:107,5681,849
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8331:29,2623,947
Wales281:56,0152,800
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:91,3079,387

Benfield (40) may also be a first name.

Benfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Bean- Field. [Middle English bene, 0,E. beán + feld] 2 the Bees’ Field. [Middle English been, pl. of bee, Old English beó, a bee + feld] 3 Beona’s Field. [Anglo-Saxon Beonan-feld—Beonan-, genit. of Beona]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near a field, where beans were grown; one who came from Binfield (bent grass field), in Berkshire.

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

Places in cos. Northampt. and Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Benefield; a location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Benfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benfield occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benfield is the 56,215th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 807,663 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Benfield live; 65 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benfield is also the 1,614,485th most common first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6,251 people, or 1 in 57,984. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 41 percent live, Georgia, where 5 percent live and South Carolina, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Benfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benfield surname rose 1,137 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Benfield last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Benfield surname are 24.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.96% more than the national average, earning R 425,280 per year; in United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,652 CAD per year.

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