Fifield Surname

77,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fifield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Fifield (Wilts, Oxon, &c.) [the first element is Old English fíf, five; in at least one case the second element is for hide, Old English híd, a measure of land]

Fifield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4591:104,78711,521
Canada9941:37,0684,707
England9741:57,2056,896
New Zealand3181:14,2402,490
Australia2981:90,59010,393
Wales911:34,0063,399
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3081:38,3934,552

Fifield (15) may also be a first name.

Fifield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Fifield (Wilts, Oxon, &c.) [the first element is Old English fíf, five; in at least one case the second element is for hide, Old English híd, a measure of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Fifield (an estate of five hides, i.e., as much land as could be tilled by five plows); the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. Has the same signification as Manorfield. Lands held in fee or fief, for which the individual pays service or owes rent.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Essex, Hampshire, Wiltshire.

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

Fifield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fifield is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fifield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,024th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,146,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Fifield live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fifield is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,459 people, or 1 in 104,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Fifield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fifield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fifield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fifield surname are 16.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fifield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.09% more than the national average, earning R 297,252 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $47,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiffield9344/
Fiefield9317/
Faifield934/
Feifield930/
Fifeld9211/
Faiffield881/
Pfeifield880/
Fyfield86547/
Fifielt861/
Fufield860/
Fefield860/
Fishfeld8031/
Phifield8029/
Fayfield8015/
Ffyfield801/
Fifelt771/
Fischfeld753/
Feifelt711/
Viffeldt6738/
Phyfield6714/
Feefeldt672/
Fessfeldt630/
Fefelt621/
Fefild620/
Viefeld575/
Fhifflett501/

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