Dangerfield Surname

76,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dangerfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'D'Angerville.' Five places in Normandy still bear the name of Angerville (Lower's Patronymica Britannica.a). I see no reason to doubt this derivation. The French terminative 'ville' occasionally becomes -field in English nomenclature; compare Turbyfield for Turberville.

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Dangerfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9991:90,63710,188
England1,3091:42,5655,432
Australia6871:39,2955,086
Canada1891:194,95019,131
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Wales451:68,7676,014
France171:3,907,219231,005
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8361:29,1573,933
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales161:98,0264,293
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7081:70,9307,633

Dangerfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'D'Angerville.' Five places in Normandy still bear the name of Angerville (Lower's Patronymica Britannica.a). I see no reason to doubt this derivation. The French terminative 'ville' occasionally becomes -field in English nomenclature; compare Turbyfield for Turberville. 'William de Angerville, anno 1200, had a writ of right against Robert de Angerville, for Angerville advowson: Rot. Normanniae in Turri Lond. a John; Madox, History Excheq.' (quoted in FF.).

Benedict de Angerville, temp. Henry II: History of Norfolk.

1659. Married — Foulke Dangerfeild and Ruth Coutehmund: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1784. — Thomas Dangerfield and Mary Anne Lapidge: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

English eorr. form of the French D'Angerville = OF Angerville or Anger’s Estate [v. Anger, and + French ville, Latin villa, an estate, farm] There are several Angervilles in Normandy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French.) A corruption of D'Angerville, that is, from Angerville, a town in the province of Orleans, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Angerville, in the Cotentin. Benedict, Robert, William D’Angerville and others in Normandy, 12th cent. (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Walter de Angerville of England 1130 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Dandville; a personal name (?).

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

Dangerfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dangerfield occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dangerfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,008th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,129,152 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dangerfield live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dangerfield is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,999 people, or 1 in 90,637. In The United States Dangerfield is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, South Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Louisiana, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Dangerfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dangerfield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dangerfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dangerfield surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Dangerfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.58% more than the national average, earning 455,385 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.97% more than the national average, earning R 399,156 per year; in United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,634 CAD per year.

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