Farfield Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Farfield Surname Definition:

Varvill: are all from Varaville in Calvados.

Farfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Farfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Varvill: are all from Varaville in Calvados.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Farfield Last Name Facts

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

Farfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Farfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Farfield live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Farfield is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 57 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Farfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farfield last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farfield last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Farfield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.09% less than the national average, earning $37,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairfield945,645/
Farrfield940/
Farfild930/
Fairrfield891/
Varfield881/
Fairfeld880/
Firfield880/
Fairfld801/
Fierfieldt780/
Varfeldt7510/
Faurfelt751/
Vorfeld67140/
Feirfelt631/
Fierfeldt590/
Verrfeldt590/
Virfelt532/
Verffelt501/

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Footnotes

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