Carfield Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

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

Carfield Surname Definition:

This ancient Shropshire family took its name from their lands of the same name in the parish of Long Stanton, Shropshire. The family appears in Burke's Landed Gentry, where their descent is given from Roger de Corfull, fl. 1251. They have two arms: a three hearts gulles and their crest a collard and chained leopard passant holding a palm branchl; and a lion rampant on a pale azure ermine.

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Carfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Carfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This ancient Shropshire family took its name from their lands of the same name in the parish of Long Stanton, Shropshire. The family appears in Burke's Landed Gentry, where their descent is given from Roger de Corfull, fl. 1251. They have two arms: a three hearts gulles and their crest a collard and chained leopard passant holding a palm branchl; and a lion rampant on a pale azure ermine.

The name Corfield is derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'ceorfan' - 'to carve' and the Anglo-Saxon 'feld' - 'field.' Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one from the carved field.' This is probably a reference to the river Corve, which passes though what is now Corfield Farm. An 1845 tithe map of Long Stanton parish show Corfield Farm and two fields called 'Corfield Meadow.'

This surname remains strong in Shropshire, has spread through most of England and into former British colonies.

There is a Corfhull (Corfe Hill) in Devon, but it does not appear any surnames are derived from this place.Stolen from Fore bears

  • 1251. Roger son of William de Corfhull: St. Thomas' Priory Deeds
  • c. 1350. Rog'us de Corfhull: Transactions of the Shropshire Arc. and Nat. Soc., vol 9
  • 1405. John Corfhull, bailiff of the hundred of Borton, so. Salop, son of William Corfhull, alias John Crowethere: Calendar of the Patent Rolls
  • 1415. Johannes Corshull, Armiger: Catalogue des Rolles Gascons
  • 1573. Ralph Corfeld, yoman, of Salop: Calendar of the Patent Rolls
  • 1648. William Corfield of Sheynston in Stone, gentleman: The Stone Charity
  • 1658. George Cornes of Much Wenlock & Mary Corfell of Hugh lee, married: Condover Parish Records
  • 1680: Ed: Corffield: Chirbury Rate Book
  • 1865: 'Captain Cortfeld served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49': Hart's Army List
— Forebears.io

Carfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carfield is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 930,678th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Carfield is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Carfield reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States Carfield is mostly found in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Nebraska, where 22 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Carfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Carfield last name grew 377 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Carfield last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Carfield last name are 48.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 95.35% registered with the party.

Carfield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $38,712 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caurfield943/
Carfild931/
Corfield885,047/
Karfield883/
Curfield882/
Carfeldt881/
Courfield821/
Corffield820/
Crefeld80159/
Karfeld8056/
Corfeld805/
Carfelt800/
Carpfelt758/
Quarfeld756/
Kerfield755/
Karfeldt752/
Corfeldt750/
Querfield712/
Karrfeldt711/
Kerfeld67605/
Krefeld67158/
Karfelt6741/
Korfeld6716/
Kirfeld6713/
Kyrfeld673/
Querfeld63150/
Krefeldt6321/
Krehfeld637/
Kierfeld634/
Quarfled631/
Karrfelt631/
Åkerfeldt59216/
Querfeldt5918/
Kärrfeldt594/
Kærefeldt591/
Kirfelt533/
Åkerfelt50193/
Kärrfelt5011/

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