Canfield Surname

31,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,134 people bear this surname

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

Canfield Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Canfieid (Cana’s field), in Essex.

Canfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,4701:23,4302,943
England5671:98,26810,404
Canada4641:79,4098,889
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Wales161:193,40812,484
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:73,8658,120
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6701:10,7531,411

Canfield (43) may also be a first name.

Canfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Canfieid (Cana’s field), in Essex.

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

Canfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Canfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,174th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 425,327 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Canfield reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 43 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,470 people, or 1 in 23,430. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Canfield is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Canfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Canfield last name grew 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Canfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Canfield surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Canfield surname are 15.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Canfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning R 231,816 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $45,712 CAD per year.

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