Birchfield Surname

93,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Birchfield Surname User-submission:

The English surnameBurchfield or Birchfieldis toponymic in origin, belonging to the category of surnames derived from the place where the original bearer once lived or held land. In this case, the name indicates 'one who came from Burchfield or Birchfield', the name of an unidentified spot in England; so-called from the Old English birce meaning 'birch tree' and feld, meaning 'open country', 'pasture', 'field'.

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Birchfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8861:74,1838,536
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:79,9668,433

Birchfield (15) may also be a first name.

Birchfield Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The English surnameBurchfield or Birchfieldis toponymic in origin, belonging to the category of surnames derived from the place where the original bearer once lived or held land. In this case, the name indicates 'one who came from Burchfield or Birchfield', the name of an unidentified spot in England; so-called from the Old English birce meaning 'birch tree' and feld, meaning 'open country', 'pasture', 'field'. Demoting 'one who dwelled in a field where birch trees grew'.

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Birchfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birchfield is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,357th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,425,576 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Birchfield reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Birchfield is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,886 people, or 1 in 74,183. In The United States Birchfield is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Birchfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birchfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birchfield surname rose 778 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birchfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Birchfield are 20.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Birchfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.94% less than the national average, earning 242,475 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.75% less than the national average, earning R 52,884 per year; in United States they earn 11.89% less than the national average, earning $38,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.34% more than the national average, earning $60,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birchfeld952/
Birtchfield950/
Burchfield909,297/
Berchfield906/
Bearchfield861/
Burchfild843/
Berchfeld840/
Birdsfield801/
Berhfeld781/
Berhfelds741/
Burtsfield70150/
Bertzfield7012/

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Birchfield Reference & Research

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Burchfiel-Burchfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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