Fallowfield Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fallowfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fallowfield,' a parish near Manchester. Of course some other Fallowfleld may have given birth to the surname.

Thomas ffalowefeld, Close Roll, 7 Henry IV.

Christopher Falowfelde, Principal of Edmund Hall, 1505: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Fallowfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:127,79412,731
Canada2221:165,97116,704
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Australia281:964,13257,058
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Fallowfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fallowfield,' a parish near Manchester. Of course some other Fallowfleld may have given birth to the surname.

Thomas ffalowefeld, Close Roll, 7 Henry IV.

Christopher Falowfelde, Principal of Edmund Hall, 1505: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Fallowfeild, Cambridgeshire, 1588: ibid.

1745. Baptised-John, son of Mr. Fallowfield, of Ulverstone: St. Mary, Ulverston.

1779. Married-Bryan Marshall and Louisa Fallofield: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Armorially identified with Fauville or Favell.

The Norman People (1874)

Fallowfield Last Name Facts

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

Fallowfield is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallowfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 385,337th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Fallowfield live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 127,794. In England it is most common in: Cumbria, where 12 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Fallowfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fallowfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fallowfield last name rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 557 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fallowfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fallowfield are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Fallowfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.6% less than the national average, earning $42,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% more than the national average, earning $52,024 CAD per year.

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