Byfield Surname

79,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Byfield Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller By (the) Field [Old English bí (þœm) felde—feld, a field, plain] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Field [Old English byge, a corner, curve + feld] John de Byfeld.—Hundred Rolls

Byfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2,0981:1,368237
United States1,7601:205,94320,199
England1,3071:42,6305,442
Australia5041:53,5636,606
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Wales411:75,4766,450
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Scotland321:167,3079,494
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Panama101:391,2268,067
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:55,1486,567
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Byfield (30) may also be a first name.

Byfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller By (the) Field [Old English bí (þœm) felde—feld, a field, plain] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Field [Old English byge, a corner, curve + feld] John de Byfeld.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The village in the field, from By, Danish, a town,—or the place by or near the field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Northamptonshire.

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

Byfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byfield occurs in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Byfield is the 79,210th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,183,043 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Byfield reside; 34 percent reside in Caribbean and 34 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 2,098 people, or 1 in 1,368. In Jamaica Byfield is most common in: Middlesex County, where 65 percent reside, Surrey County, where 31 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Jamaica this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Byfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Byfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Byfield last name rose 1,166 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Byfield last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Byfield surname are 6.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Byfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $53,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayfield931,119/
Boyfield93157/
Byfieldt9310/
Buyfield933/
Beyfield930/
Byfeld924/
Bifield86119/
Byfeldt8643/
Bafield864/
Befield861/
Bayfeld860/
Beifield809/
Biefield809/
Boydfeld801/
Beufield801/
Beafield801/
Buifield801/
Baifield801/
Befeld77122/
Bifeld7745/
Byfelt776/
Biefeld71104/
Befeldt7158/
Behfeld7155/
Bifeldt7144/
Beifeld7135/
Bisfeld712/
Biefild712/
Biefeldt6735/
Behfeldt678/
Beifeldt677/
Bethfeld671/
Bissfeld671/
Beufeldt670/
Bechfeldt6314/
Baichfeld639/
Bågefeldt632/
Bifelt6235/
Byfält6232/
Befelt620/
Bojfelt5727/
Beefelt5726/
Bisfelt5725/
Viffeldt5338/
Bessfelt5312/

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