Caulifield Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Caulifield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caulifield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

Caulifield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caulifield occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caulifield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caulifield is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Caulifield live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Caulifield is most prevalent in: New York, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Barring The United States Caulifield occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Caulifield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Caulifield has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Caulifield surname declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caulifield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Caulifield surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colifield840/
Colefield7474/
Colesfield701/
Saalefield700/
Kalefeld6733/
Colefild671/
Cottlefield671/
Kahlefeld6322/
Kholifild633/
Kahlefeldt6015/
Kuhlefelt5369/
Colefeild530/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Caulifield
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