Cranfield Surname

130,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Cranfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cranfield,' a parish in Bedfordshire, seven miles from Ampthill.

Philippa de Cranefeld, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Cranfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5821:35,2204,646
United States9671:374,82833,176
Australia3331:81,0689,424
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Wales331:93,7747,567
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha331:17739
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7251:33,6214,428
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Cranfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cranfield,' a parish in Bedfordshire, seven miles from Ampthill.

Philippa de Cranefeld, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alexander de Crannefeld, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1606. Baptised — Bib., d. John Cranfeild: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1611. Married — Thomas Cranfeild and Elizabeth Bathe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1624. — William Grave and Grace Cranfeilde: St Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Crane- Field [v. under Cran(e, and + Old English feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Bedfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Cranfields derive their name from a manor or a parish in Bedfordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cranfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cranfield is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cranfield? popularity and diffusion

Cranfield is the 130,699th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,105,619 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Cranfield live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Cranfield is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 35,220. In England Cranfield is most prevalent in: Essex, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and East Sussex, where 6 percent live. Beside England Cranfield occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Cranfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cranfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Cranfield surname increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 660 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cranfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cranfield are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cranfield earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.82% more than the national average, earning R 320,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $55,917 CAD per year.

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