Delafield Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Delafield Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Norman), Of the field. Delamere, Of La Mare, in Normandy. DelaMore, Of the hill or moor. Delapond and Delapoole, Of the pond or pool. Delariver, Of the river. Delaware, Of the enclosure. (variant: Ware.)

Delafield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:732,24057,446
England1361:409,69228,019
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Delafield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Norman), Of the field. Delamere, Of La Mare, in Normandy. DelaMore, Of the hill or moor. Delapond and Delapoole, Of the pond or pool. Delariver, Of the river. Delaware, Of the enclosure. (variant: Ware.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Delafield Last Name Facts

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

Delafield is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Delafield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 481,056th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Delafield live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Delafield is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 732,240. In The United States Delafield is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Delafield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Delafield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delafield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Delafield surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delafield surname are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Delafield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.4% more than the national average, earning R 678,216 per year; in United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $41,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delafeld9432/
Dalafield891/
Delefield890/
Delifield890/
Dalefield7824/
Dolefield780/
Dallefield741/
Delefelt7112/
Dilefeld712/
Dallefeld6790/
Dalefeldt673/
Deulofeult631/
Dielefeld5618/

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