Bortfield Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Bortfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bortfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bortfield Last Name Facts

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

Bortfield is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bortfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bortfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Bortfield occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Bortfield reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

Bortfield is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Bortfield is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 71 percent reside and Cheshire, where 29 percent reside. Not including England Bortfield is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Bortfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bortfield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bortfield last name grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bortfield
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