Duffield Surname

35,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Duffield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duffield,' a parish in Derbyshire; also two townships in Yorkshire The usual corruptions of the suffix -field have taken place in this surname; compare Brumfit for Broomfield, or Hatfull for Hatfield.

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Duffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5141:65,7347,671
England4,7841:11,6471,715
Australia2,0861:12,9411,870
Canada9001:40,9405,105
South Africa4291:126,28814,857
New Zealand2141:21,1603,714
Wales1991:15,5501,686
Scotland1691:31,6793,205
Northern Ireland1091:16,9272,219
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Iceland111:34,5542,447
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4531:9,9371,502
Wales1111:14,130841
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3921:36,0774,278

Duffield (63) may also be a first name.

Duffield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duffield,' a parish in Derbyshire; also two townships in Yorkshire The usual corruptions of the suffix -field have taken place in this surname; compare Brumfit for Broomfield, or Hatfull for Hatfield.

Richard de Duffeld, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Duffeld, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Dulfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Duffeld, 1379; ibid.

1556-7. Married — John Duffell and Jone Ynglyshe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1586. — Henry Sukar and Sarah Duffeld: St Antholin (London) j). 32.

1722. — John Duffell and Elizabeth Barker: ibid.

1791. — John Duffill and Mary Pertes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Duffield = prob. the Dove-Field [Old English dúfe + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Derby, and two townships in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Duffield is a very old clerical name in this county. It was borne by the rectors of Blofield and Crimplesham in 1369 and 1397 and by the official of the archdeacon of Sudbury in 1455, etc. (Bl.). At the beginning of the 17th century, there was a family of Duffield in Attleborough (Bl.). The name occurred in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.). There are parishes and townships thus called in Derbyshire and in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Duffield Last Name Facts

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

Duffield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,965th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 496,596 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Duffield are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 63 people.

Duffield is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,514 people, or 1 in 65,734. In The United States Duffield is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Duffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Duffield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Duffield surname rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Duffield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Duffield surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.22% registered with the party.

The amount Duffield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.13% more than the national average, earning R 418,560 per year; in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dufffield940/
Dauffield940/
Dufield93119/
Duffild932/
Duffeld932/
Daffield881/
Daufield881/
Doffield880/
Dufeld863/
Daufeld8040/
Dafield801/
Dufeldt801/
Dutfeld801/
Duffelt800/
Daufeldt75214/
Dayfield7541/
Deußfeld758/
Dafeld719/
Düfeld712/
Deussfeld711/
Deifeld67132/
Daufelt6723/
Dufeult674/
Dasfeld672/
Doefeld670/
D'Asfeld6313/
Dayfeldt631/
Duschfelt590/
Deifelt5329/
Dafelts532/

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