Fairfield Surname
Approximately 5,645 people bear this surname
Fairfield Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fairfield,' parishes and chapelries in Lancashire, Derbyshire, Somerset, &c.
Fairfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,675 | 1:98,628 | 10,968 |
| England | 821 | 1:67,866 | 7,851 |
| Canada | 560 | 1:65,796 | 7,631 |
| Scotland | 181 | 1:29,579 | 3,083 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 51 | 1:36,177 | 3,487 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 348 | 1:70,044 | 7,858 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,179 | 1:42,594 | 4,965 |
Fairfield (57) may also be a first name.
Fairfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fairfield,' parishes and chapelries in Lancashire, Derbyshire, Somerset, &c.
Of local origin. A coal-pot and salt-pan were claimed by Alexander Fairfield in Dysart, 1572 (Dysart, p. 37). A Fairfields is mentioned in Fife Retours.
(English or Scandinavian) [for the first element v. under Fairbank; the second is Old English feld, a field, plain; or for Old Norse fjall, a fell]
(English) One who came from Fairfield (beautiful field or hog field), the name of places in Derbyshire and Worcestershire.
From Fairfield, appellation of places in cos. Derby, Kent, Lancaster, and of eleven local names in the U.S. The name means sheep-field; from Danish, faar, a sheep.
Or Fierville. Lovel, Ralph, and Roger de Fiervilla of Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Fairfield Demographics
Average Male Fairfield Height
177.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fairfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fairfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fairfield is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fairfield? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,434th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,290,974 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Fairfield reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 57 people.
The last name Fairfield is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,675 people, or 1 in 98,628. In The United States Fairfield is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.
Fairfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fairfield has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 905 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fairfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fairfield surname is primarily Catholic (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fairfield last name are 15.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.1% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fairfield earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning R 206,532 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $52,271 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairrfield | 95 | 1 | / |
| Faiirfield | 95 | 1 | / |
| Faierfield | 95 | 0 | / |
| Farfield | 94 | 20 | / |
| Fairfeld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Firfield | 94 | 0 | / |
| Farrfield | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fairfld | 88 | 1 | / |
| Farfild | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fierfieldt | 84 | 0 | / |
| Feierfield | 84 | 0 | / |
| Varfield | 82 | 1 | / |
| Varfeldt | 71 | 10 | / |
| Feirfelt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faurfelt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Virfelt | 63 | 2 | / |
| Verrfeldt | 56 | 0 | / |
| Fierfeldt | 56 | 0 | / |
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Fairfield Reference & Research
Fairfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Fairfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fairfield
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