Burfield Surname

229,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Burfield Surname Definition:

A parish in Berks. De Burfield, co. Oxon. H.R.

Burfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9981:363,18532,353
England4511:123,54312,408
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Canada1271:290,12326,993
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3491:69,8437,843
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Burfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Berks. De Burfield, co. Oxon. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Bereville. William de Bareville occurs in Normandy, 1183; Robert and Simon de Bereville in England, 1199 (MRS and RCR). The name changes sometimes to Berewell.

The Norman People (1874)

From Burghfield; a location name in Berkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Burfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Burfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,112th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,119,585 people. Burfield is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Burfield are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Burfield is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 363,185. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Burfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Burfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burfield surname grew 811 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Burfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burfield surname are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Burfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baurfield942/
Burrfield941/
Bourfield940/
Burfild930/
Buttrfield891/
Borfield883/
Burfeldt882/
Burfeild881/
Beurfiel880/
Wurfield880/
Borrfield820/
Burfelt8047/
Borfeld807/
Bierfeld75120/
Bierfeldt71155/
Whorfield711/
Bierfelt634/

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