Dudfield Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dudfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at Dud(d)a’s Field [Old English feld, a field, plain]

Dudfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3701:150,58914,397
Australia1481:182,40318,373
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales51:618,90625,852
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dudfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at Dud(d)a’s Field [Old English feld, a field, plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Dudeville, Normandy. In 1165 William de Dudeville held a fee of ancient enfeoffment in Oxford (Liber Niger). Baldwin de D. in the 13th century held lands in Essex and Herts (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

Dudfield Last Name Facts

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

Dudfield occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 492,243rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Dudfield reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 150,589. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 20 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 18 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 13 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and New Zealand, where 18 percent are found.

Dudfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dudfield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dudfield surname rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dudfield Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dudfield earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doudfield940/
Dutfield88674/
Dufields884/
Dusfield884/
Daufield881/
Dufiel861/
Dussfield821/
Duttfield821/
Duffields820/
Dufffield820/
Dauffield820/
Duffiel802/
Dutfeld801/
Deuchfield780/
Duffyeld750/
Dittfield7149/
Dithfield713/
Dhitfield711/
Ditfeld6726/
Dittfeld63271/
Ditfeeld630/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dudfield
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