Ditchfield Surname

178,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Ditchfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ditch-field,' i.e. the field by the dike or ditch. A Lancashire surname, evidently derived from some small spotin or near the parish of Prescot.

John de Dychefield, of Ditton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

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Ditchfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3441:41,4575,315
Australia3221:83,8389,718
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Canada2481:148,57115,198
South Africa641:846,52756,162
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France31:22,140,907385,998
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0141:24,0393,344
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Ditchfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ditch-field,' i.e. the field by the dike or ditch. A Lancashire surname, evidently derived from some small spotin or near the parish of Prescot.

John de Dychefield, of Ditton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William Ditchfield, of Ditton, 1567: Wills at Chester.

John Ditchfield, of Ditton, 1582: ibid.

Margaret Ditchfield, of Sutton, widow, 1504: ibid.

John Ditchfield, of Prescot, 1603: ibid.

1669. John Ditchfeild and Mary Griffith: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

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

(English) Dweller at a Ditch- Field [Old English díc + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Dickfeld; a personal name.

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

Ditchfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ditchfield is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ditchfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,656th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,049,182 people. The last name Ditchfield is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Ditchfield reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

Ditchfield is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 41,457. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 21 percent reside, Lancashire, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Ditchfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ditchfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ditchfield last name increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ditchfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ditchfield last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ditchfield last name are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Ditchfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.43% more than the national average, earning R 376,488 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $50,696 CAD per year.

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