Fifield Surname
Approximately 6,356 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,459 | 1:104,787 | 11,521 |
| Canada | 994 | 1:37,068 | 4,707 |
| England | 974 | 1:57,205 | 6,896 |
| New Zealand | 318 | 1:14,240 | 2,490 |
| Australia | 298 | 1:90,590 | 10,393 |
| Wales | 91 | 1:34,006 | 3,399 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 435 | 1:56,035 | 6,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,308 | 1:38,393 | 4,552 |
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]
(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.
Local. Has the same signification as Manorfield. Lands held in fee or fief, for which the individual pays service or owes rent.
A location name in Essex, Hampshire, Wiltshire.
Fifield Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiffield | 93 | 44 | / |
| Fiefield | 93 | 17 | / |
| Faifield | 93 | 4 | / |
| Feifield | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fifeld | 92 | 11 | / |
| Faiffield | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pfeifield | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fyfield | 86 | 547 | / |
| Fifielt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fufield | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fefield | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fishfeld | 80 | 31 | / |
| Phifield | 80 | 29 | / |
| Fayfield | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ffyfield | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fifelt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fischfeld | 75 | 3 | / |
| Feifelt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viffeldt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Phyfield | 67 | 14 | / |
| Feefeldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fessfeldt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Fefelt | 62 | 1 | / |
| Fefild | 62 | 0 | / |
| Viefeld | 57 | 5 | / |
| Fhifflett | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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