Dransfield Surname

165,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,625 people bear this surname

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

Dransfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dronfield,' a parish six miles from Sheffield. Dronsfield is probably the more correct form, while Drowsfield is a palpable variant.

Edmundus de Drounesfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Dransfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5131:36,8264,820
United States5361:676,22953,846
Australia3221:83,8389,718
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Canada511:722,46357,796
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Wales111:281,32115,850
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0561:23,0833,219
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Dransfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dronfield,' a parish six miles from Sheffield. Dronsfield is probably the more correct form, while Drowsfield is a palpable variant.

Edmundus de Drounesfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

(English) belonging to Dranfield or Dronfield (Derby), the Domes­day Dranefeld = perh. the Drain-Field [v. under Drain 1 and + Middle English Old English feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

(English) One who came from Dronfield in Derbyshire; which is about 7 miles away from the city of Sheffield.

- dinn315

Dransfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dransfield is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dransfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dransfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dransfield is the 165,072nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,776,208 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Dransfield are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Dransfield is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,513 people, or 1 in 36,826. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 18 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Dransfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dransfield has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dransfield surname increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 687 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dransfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dransfield last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dransfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.17% less than the national average, earning R 82,776 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.99% more than the national average, earning $75,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dransfeld95777/
Drainsfield950/
Dronsfield90368/
Dransfeldt90197/
Dransfeild905/
Dramsfield900/
Dransfielt900/
Dronsfiel841/
Dransfelt841/
Dromsfield800/

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