Butterfeild Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Butterfeild Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Butterfeild Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England61:9,286,343223,652
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Butterfeild Last Name Facts

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

The surname Butterfeild is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Butterfeild click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterfeild? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Butterfeild are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Butterfeild is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 21 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Jamaica, where 3 percent are found.

Butterfeild Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Butterfeild has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Butterfeild last name grew 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Butterfeild Last Name Statistics demography

Butterfeild earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.04% less than the national average, earning $34,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buterfeild952/
Buttterfield874/
Butterfiield871/
Butterrfield871/
Butterfieldd871/
Buterfield8624/
Butterfiel8613/
Butterfeul860/
Buuterfield822/
Butterfiell821/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Butterfeild
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