Byfield Surname
Approximately 6,160 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2,098 | 1:1,368 | 237 |
| United States | 1,760 | 1:205,943 | 20,199 |
| England | 1,307 | 1:42,630 | 5,442 |
| Australia | 504 | 1:53,563 | 6,606 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 | 1:32,947 | 3,302 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| Costa Rica | 33 | 1:144,851 | 2,103 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 442 | 1:55,148 | 6,567 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
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
A parish in co. Northampton.
The village in the field, from By, Danish, a town,—or the place by or near the field.
A location name in Northamptonshire.
Byfield Demographics
Average Male Byfield Height
176.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | 93 | 1,119 | / |
| Boyfield | 93 | 157 | / |
| Byfieldt | 93 | 10 | / |
| Buyfield | 93 | 3 | / |
| Beyfield | 93 | 0 | / |
| Byfeld | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bifield | 86 | 119 | / |
| Byfeldt | 86 | 43 | / |
| Bafield | 86 | 4 | / |
| Befield | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bayfeld | 86 | 0 | / |
| Beifield | 80 | 9 | / |
| Biefield | 80 | 9 | / |
| Boydfeld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beufield | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beafield | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buifield | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baifield | 80 | 1 | / |
| Befeld | 77 | 122 | / |
| Bifeld | 77 | 45 | / |
| Byfelt | 77 | 6 | / |
| Biefeld | 71 | 104 | / |
| Befeldt | 71 | 58 | / |
| Behfeld | 71 | 55 | / |
| Bifeldt | 71 | 44 | / |
| Beifeld | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bisfeld | 71 | 2 | / |
| Biefild | 71 | 2 | / |
| Biefeldt | 67 | 35 | / |
| Behfeldt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beifeldt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bethfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bissfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beufeldt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechfeldt | 63 | 14 | / |
| Baichfeld | 63 | 9 | / |
| Bågefeldt | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bifelt | 62 | 35 | / |
| Byfält | 62 | 32 | / |
| Befelt | 62 | 0 | / |
| Bojfelt | 57 | 27 | / |
| Beefelt | 57 | 26 | / |
| Bisfelt | 57 | 25 | / |
| Viffeldt | 53 | 38 | / |
| Bessfelt | 53 | 12 | / |
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