Englefield Surname

288,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Englefield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Englefield,' a parish in Berkshire, six miles from Reading.

William de Engelfeld, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Englefeld, Kent, ibid.

John de Engelfeld.

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Englefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7621:73,1218,342
Australia2821:95,72910,881
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Canada461:800,99162,809
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Englefield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Englefield,' a parish in Berkshire, six miles from Reading.

William de Engelfeld, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Englefeld, Kent, ibid.

John de Engelfeld. Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas de Englefeld, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Englefield (Berks), the Anglo-Saxon Englafeld = the Angles’ Field [Old English Engla-, genit. of Engle, Angles + feld, a field, plain].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Berkshire. The family continued in possession of the estate when Lambarde wrote, temp. Queen Elizabeth. "It is at this day part of the possessions of a man of that name, whear-by it may appeare that the place som tyme gyveth name to the parson" (person). The Englefields are said to have been proprietors of the lands in the time of Egbert, some years before he became king of ail England. This must of course be doubtful, though there seems to be evidence of their residence there before the Conquest.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Berkshire.

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

Englefield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Englefield is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Englefield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Englefield is the 288,583rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,483,481 people. Englefield occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Englefield live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 73,121. In England Englefield is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Berkshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Englefield exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Englefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Englefield has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Englefield last name increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Englefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Englefield last name are 38.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Englefield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 183.6% more than the national average, earning R 673,932 per year; in United States they earn 36.96% more than the national average, earning $59,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $48,190 CAD per year.

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