Caulfield Surname
Approximately 13,793 people bear this surname
Caulfield Surname Definition:
(English) 1 for Cauldfield, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Cabbage-Field [Old English caul + feld]
Caulfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,337 | 1:67,914 | 7,899 |
| England | 2,714 | 1:20,530 | 2,904 |
| Ireland | 1,997 | 1:2,358 | 446 |
| Australia | 1,820 | 1:14,833 | 2,107 |
| Scotland | 461 | 1:11,613 | 1,561 |
| Northern Ireland | 413 | 1:4,467 | 869 |
| Canada | 375 | 1:98,255 | 10,681 |
| New Zealand | 215 | 1:21,062 | 3,698 |
| Wales | 127 | 1:24,366 | 2,557 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Gibraltar | 13 | 1:2,612 | 585 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,697 | 1:2,610 | 494 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:59,890 | 7,018 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:37,062 | 2,907 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:79,586 | 8,390 |
Caulfield (20) may also be a first name.
Caulfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 for Cauldfield, q.v.
2 Dweller at the Cabbage-Field [Old English caul + feld]
Used as a synonym of MacCall and Gaffney, q.v. and occasionally of MacKeown. Also used in Ireland for the English Calfhill. IF 153; MIF 55
(Scottish, English) One who came from Cauldfield (cold field), in Dumfriesshire; dweller at a cabbage field, or at a cold or bleak field.
See Cavell. The family was seated in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In England Gilbert de Calvel was of Northumberland, and Richard C. of Kent, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii). Malger de Cavel in 1261 paid a fine in Oxfordshire (Roberts, Excerpt.). Janies Calfhil or Calvel, otherwise Calfield, c. 1506, was Bishop of Worcester t. Eliz., and from his younger son, Sir Toby Caulfield, a renowned commander in Ireland, descended collaterally the Earls of Charlemont.
From Chalfield; a location name in Wiltshire (?).
Caulfield Demographics
Caulfield Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Caulfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caulfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caulfield is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Caulfield.
How Common Is The Last Name Caulfield? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,163rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 528,351 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Caulfield live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Caulfield is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,337 people, or 1 in 67,914. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Caulfield exists in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Ireland, where 14 percent live.
Caulfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Caulfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caulfield last name increased 846 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 118 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 456 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,155 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Caulfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Caulfield last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland and Jewish (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Caulfield surname are 1.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Caulfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning R 218,868 per year; in United States they earn 19.79% more than the national average, earning $51,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.19% more than the national average, earning $56,234 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caulffield | 95 | 1 | / |
| Calfield | 94 | 9 | / |
| Culfield | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caulfild | 94 | 1 | / |
| Caulfeld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Coulfield | 89 | 6 | / |
| Coalfield | 89 | 4 | / |
| Callfield | 89 | 1 | / |
| Colfield | 82 | 61 | / |
| Calfeldt | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kaulfeld | 82 | 1 | / |
| Calfeeld | 82 | 0 | / |
| Colffield | 78 | 20 | / |
| Collfield | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kalfeld | 75 | 72 | / |
| Kahlfeld | 71 | 83 | / |
| Calfeltz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuhlfeld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kolfield | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calffelt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kahlfeldt | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kallfeldt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kohlfield | 67 | 3 | / |
| Colfelt | 63 | 71 | / |
| Kohlfeld | 59 | 111 | / |
| Kalfeltz | 59 | 18 | / |
| Kolfeldt | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kahlfelt | 59 | 2 | / |
| Colffelt | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kollfeldt | 56 | 6 | / |
| Kohlfeldt | 56 | 2 | / |
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Caulfield Reference & Research
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