Duckenfield Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Duckenfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dukinfield,' a township and chapelry in the parish of Stockport.

Hamo de Dokenfeld, 1294: East Cheshire.

Richard de Dokenfeld, 1299: ibid.

John de Dokenfeld, 1359: ibid.

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Duckenfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:341,82924,929
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Duckenfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dukinfield,' a township and chapelry in the parish of Stockport.

Hamo de Dokenfeld, 1294: East Cheshire.

Richard de Dokenfeld, 1299: ibid.

John de Dokenfeld, 1359: ibid.

Edmund Duckenfield, of Taunton, 1599: Wills at Chester.

Alice Dukenfeld, of Taunton, parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, 1616: ibid.

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

Duckenfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duckenfield is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duckenfield? popularity and diffusion

Duckenfield is the 842,714th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Duckenfield reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 341,829. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Duckenfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Duckenfield has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duckenfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Duckenfield are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Duckenfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.91% less than the national average, earning R 59,616 per year; in United States they earn 31.9% more than the national average, earning $56,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dukenfield9510/
Duckenfeld951/
Duckinfield9114/
Dukinfield8652/
Dockenfelt764/
Duganfield760/
Daggenfelt578/

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