Driffield Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

Driffield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Driffield,' (1) two parishes in East Riding of Yorks; (a) a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cirencester. The variant Driffield represents a common corruption of -field as a suffix in place-words; compare Duffill for Duffield.

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Driffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:232,15919,279
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Driffield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Driffield,' (1) two parishes in East Riding of Yorks; (a) a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cirencester. The variant Driffield represents a common corruption of -field as a suffix in place-words; compare Duffill for Duffield.

Thomas de Driffeld, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Driffeud (sic), Yorkshire, ibid.

Johannes de Dryffeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1669. Married — Rauley Rattford and Hester Driffeild: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A parish and market-town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Driffield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Driffield occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Driffield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 851,613th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Driffield reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Driffield is most widely held in England, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 30 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found and Lancashire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Driffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Driffield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Driffield surname declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Driffield Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Driffield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 933.98% more than the national average, earning R 2,457,140 per year and in Canada they earn 38.29% more than the national average, earning $68,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Druffield891/
Dreifeld8240/
Dryfield822/
Dreifeldt7871/
Dreifelds7839/
Driefeldt780/
Drefeld758/
D'Raisfeld741/
Dreyfeld7123/
Drefeldt713/
Driefelt710/
Dresfeldt6717/
Dreyfeldt6714/
Drivflådt671/
Drefelt635/
Dreschfeld630/
Dreyfelt591/
Drivflåt591/
Dreyfelte560/

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