Cauldfield Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cauldfield Surname Definition:

Of local origin. There is a Cauldfield near Langholm, Dumfriesshire.

Cauldfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cauldfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin. There is a Cauldfield near Langholm, Dumfriesshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Cold or Bleak Field [Old English c(e)ald + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cauldfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cauldfield is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cauldfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Cauldfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Cauldfield occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Cauldfield reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Cauldfield is most numerous in: Florida, where 50 percent reside, Louisiana, where 25 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 25 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Cauldfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cauldfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cauldfield last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cauldfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cauldfield surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caldfield950/
Coldfield843/
Gauldfeldt8011/
Glaudfield804/
Coldfeld781/
Goldfield74871/
Guldfeldt74151/
Gledfield741/
Quildfeldt700/
Goldfeld67489/
Gladfeld6718/
Goldfild678/
Guldfelt673/

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