Benfield Surname
Approximately 9,023 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,251 | 1:57,984 | 6,873 |
| England | 1,876 | 1:29,700 | 3,995 |
| Australia | 320 | 1:84,362 | 9,770 |
| South Africa | 121 | 1:447,750 | 37,883 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Guyana | 35 | 1:21,778 | 2,654 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Barbados | 20 | 1:14,372 | 922 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 833 | 1:29,262 | 3,947 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 550 | 1:91,307 | 9,387 |
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]
(English) Dweller in, or near a field, where beans were grown; one who came from Binfield (bent grass field), in Berkshire.
Places in cos. Northampt. and Durham.
From Benefield; a location name in Northamptonshire.
Benfield Demographics
Average Male Benfield Height
177.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behnfield | 94 | 27 | / |
| Beenfield | 94 | 20 | / |
| Bennfield | 94 | 10 | / |
| Bienfield | 94 | 0 | / |
| Benfieldd | 94 | 0 | / |
| Benffield | 94 | 0 | / |
| Benfeld | 93 | 76 | / |
| Benfild | 93 | 3 | / |
| Banfield | 88 | 11,145 | / |
| Binfield | 88 | 605 | / |
| Benfeldt | 88 | 124 | / |
| Behnfeld | 88 | 46 | / |
| Buenfeld | 88 | 40 | / |
| Buenfild | 88 | 39 | / |
| Bienfeld | 88 | 12 | / |
| Benfelds | 88 | 2 | / |
| Benfeeld | 88 | 1 | / |
| Behnfeldt | 82 | 261 | / |
| Beenfeldt | 82 | 211 | / |
| Bennfeldt | 82 | 13 | / |
| Binnfield | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bienfeldt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Buenfeldt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Binfeld | 80 | 8 | / |
| Benfelt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bemfeld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boehnfeldt | 78 | 2 | / |
| Binfelds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boemfeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bisnfeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binffeld | 75 | 1 | / |
| Venfeldt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binfeldt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boehmfeld | 71 | 33 | / |
| Boehmfeldt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vinfeld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vinfild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Böhmfeld | 63 | 42 | / |
| Bennfält | 63 | 5 | / |
| Bömfeldt | 63 | 3 | / |
| Vinfeldt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Böhmfeldt | 59 | 31 | / |
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