Caufield Surname

176,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname

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

Caufield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caufield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0311:178,46317,873
Canada1441:255,87224,214
England1271:438,72529,288
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2081:21,2972,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Scotland571:65,6703,971
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

Caufield Last Name Facts

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

Caufield occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Caufield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,792nd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Caufield live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Caufield is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,031 people, or 1 in 178,463. In The United States Caufield is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent live, Nevada, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Caufield occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Caufield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caufield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Caufield surname expanded 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caufield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States Caufield are 14.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Caufield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $44,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,836 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Caufield
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