Coffield Surname

151,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coffield Surname Definition:

From Cockfield; a location name in Durham, Suffolk.

Coffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3771:152,48615,651
England2191:254,42020,501
Scotland2121:25,2542,759
Australia361:749,88148,970
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland541:69,3194,089
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7331:68,5117,435

Coffield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cockfield; a location name in Durham, Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coffield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coffield is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coffield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coffield is the 151,271st most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,502,591 people. Coffield is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Coffield reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,377 people, or 1 in 152,486. In The United States Coffield is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Scotland, where 7 percent live.

Coffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Coffield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coffield last name increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 456 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coffield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Coffield surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coffield last name are 4.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coffield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $52,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couffield940/
Cofield937,026/
Coffeld932/
Coffild930/
Coufield886/
Copfield882/
Coifield882/
Coofield881/
Caffield881/
Cowfield881/
Cofeld862/
Cofild861/
Cauffield8298/
Cophfield820/
Coffelt803,601/
Cosfeld80139/
Koffeld8027/
Cafield803/
Coffilt802/
Cohfeld801/
Caffild800/
Cofeeld800/
Caufield752,420/
Cawfield7583/
Kouffeld7556/
Kohfield7540/
Cayfield756/
Coffelts752/
Coffeltt751/
Cavfield751/
Koffeldt751/
Cauffild751/
Cauffeld751/
Coffellt750/
Couffelt750/
Cosfeldt750/
Ccoffelt750/
Kofeld7143/
Cofelt718/
Kauffield715/
Cafild710/
Kohfeld67158/
Kofeldt6745/
Cofflet678/
Koufeld672/
Caufeld671/
Koofeld670/
Caufild670/
Cowfelt670/
Caffelt670/
Koffelt670/
Coofelt670/

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Coffield Reference & Research

Cofield DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Coffield
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