Corfield Surname

94,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Corfield Surname Definition:

This ancient Shropshire family took its name from their lands of the same name in the parish of Long Stanton, Shropshire. The family appears in Burke's Landed Gentry, where their descent is given from Roger de Corfull, fl. 1251. They have two arms: a three hearts gulles and their crest a collard and chained leopard passant holding a palm branchl; and a lion rampant on a pale azure ermine.

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Corfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8611:19,4752,779
Australia5321:50,7446,309
United States4011:903,88868,085
Argentina3231:132,33311,205
Wales3161:9,7931,081
Canada2361:156,12515,843
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
Scotland381:140,8908,524
France371:1,795,209158,669
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Jersey341:2,918527
United Arab Emirates201:458,11423,187
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5141:16,1002,368
Wales1711:9,172562
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Corfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This ancient Shropshire family took its name from their lands of the same name in the parish of Long Stanton, Shropshire. The family appears in Burke's Landed Gentry, where their descent is given from Roger de Corfull, fl. 1251. They have two arms: a three hearts gulles and their crest a collard and chained leopard passant holding a palm branchl; and a lion rampant on a pale azure ermine.

The name Corfield is derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'ceorfan' - 'to carve' and the Anglo-Saxon 'feld' - 'field.' Thus as a surname it means 'descendant of one from the carved field.' This is probably a reference to the river Corve, which passes though what is now Corfield Farm. An 1845 tithe map of Long Stanton parish show Corfield Farm and two fields called 'Corfield Meadow.'

This surname remains strong in Shropshire, has spread through most of England and into former British colonies.

There is a Corfhull (Corfe Hill) in Devon, but it does not appear any surnames are derived from this place.Stolen from Fore bears

  • 1251. Roger son of William de Corfhull: St. Thomas' Priory Deeds
  • c. 1350. Rog'us de Corfhull: Transactions of the Shropshire Arc. and Nat. Soc., vol 9
  • 1405. John Corfhull, bailiff of the hundred of Borton, so. Salop, son of William Corfhull, alias John Crowethere: Calendar of the Patent Rolls
  • 1415. Johannes Corshull, Armiger: Catalogue des Rolles Gascons
  • 1573. Ralph Corfeld, yoman, of Salop: Calendar of the Patent Rolls
  • 1648. William Corfield of Sheynston in Stone, gentleman: The Stone Charity
  • 1658. George Cornes of Much Wenlock & Mary Corfell of Hugh lee, married: Condover Parish Records
  • 1680: Ed: Corffield: Chirbury Rate Book
  • 1865: 'Captain Cortfeld served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49': Hart's Army List
— Forebears.io

(English) 1 Dweller at (prob.) the Cleft- or Ravine-Field [v. under Corfe, and + Old English feld] 2 an unvoiced form of Gorfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corfield is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corfield? popularity and diffusion

Corfield is the 94,383rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,443,936 people. The surname Corfield is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Corfield are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Corfield is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2,861 people, or 1 in 19,475. In England Corfield is mostly found in: Shropshire, where 12 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Corfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Corfield surname grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Corfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Corfield surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corfield last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Corfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.93% more than the national average, earning R 612,936 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $47,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courfield941/
Corffield940/
Corfeld935/
Carfield88283/
Corfeldt880/
Caurfield823/
Korfeld8016/
Carfild801/
Karfield753/
Carfeldt751/
Karfeld6756/
Carfelt670/
Carpfelt638/
Quarfeld636/
Karfeldt632/
Karrfeldt591/
Karfelt5341/
Quarfled501/
Karrfelt501/

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