Brafield Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brafield Surname Definition:

The Brafields are named after a parish in the county. On a tomb in Blisworth churchyard occurred the following inscription concerning Mary Brafield, who died in childbirth in 1662, leaving a family of six children behind her (Wh.): —

"Thus I who strove to give my babe a birth,

Enter agayne my mother's womb, the earth.

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Brafield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brafield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Brafields are named after a parish in the county. On a tomb in Blisworth churchyard occurred the following inscription concerning Mary Brafield, who died in childbirth in 1662, leaving a family of six children behind her (Wh.): —

"Thus I who strove to give my babe a birth,

Enter agayne my mother's womb, the earth.".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brafield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brafield is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brafield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brafield is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Brafield live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 33 percent are found, Cumbria, where 13 percent are found and Suffolk, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Brafield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brafield has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brafield Last Name Statistics demography

Brafield earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 352.1% more than the national average, earning $224,619 CAD per year.

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