Brumfield Surname

34,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,310 people bear this surname

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

Brumfield Surname Definition:

Local. A common place name in CD. Three persons of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). James Broomfield, tenant in Hiltoun-hill, 1749 (Lauder). Bromfield 1655.

Brumfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,8961:24,3333,075
Australia2321:116,36112,902
England1291:431,92329,000
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1841:42,4144,949

Brumfield (21) may also be a first name.

Brumfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A common place name in CD. Three persons of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). James Broomfield, tenant in Hiltoun-hill, 1749 (Lauder). Bromfield 1655.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Broomfield or Bromfield (broom-covered field), the names of various places in England.

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

Parishes in cos. Essex, Kent, Somerset, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Broomfields possess the name of parishes in Somerset and Kent The Clifts are now established in the Basingstoke district. Mr. Clift owned Netley early last century (W.).

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

Brumfield Last Name Facts

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

Brumfield is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brumfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,607th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 475,999 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Brumfield are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brumfield is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 14,896 people, or 1 in 24,333. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Mississippi, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Brumfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brumfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brumfield last name grew 1,258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brumfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brumfield surname are 9.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brumfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 223.35% more than the national average, earning R 768,408 per year and in United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,507 USD per year.

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