Freshfield Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Freshfield Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Freshfield = the Field of the Fresh-Water [Dialectal English fresh; Middle English fresh, fersh, Old English ferse + feld]
Freshfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
Freshfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Freshfield = the Field of the Fresh-Water [Dialectal English fresh; Middle English fresh, fersh, Old English ferse + feld]
Armorially identified with Frescheville of Derby. Ingelram de Frissonville witnessed a charter of Henry, Count of Eu, to Hobertsbridge, and one of Ralph de Issodun (Mon. ii. 920,921). Ralph de Fressonville in 1225 had seizin of the estates and barony of Hubert Fitz-Ralph in Notts and Derby, as his heir (Roberts, Excerpta). The chief seat of the barony was at Boney, Notts. The family of the Barons Frescheville long continued.
A location name in Lancashire.
Freshfield Demographics
Average Freshfield Salary in
South Africa
R 256,956
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Freshfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freshfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Freshfield is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Freshfield.
How Common Is The Last Name Freshfield? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Freshfield occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Freshfield are found; 68 percent are found in Southern Africa and 68 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Freshfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Freshfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Freshfield surname decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Freshfield Last Name Statistics demography
Freshfield earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning R 256,956 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshfeld | 95 | 0 | / |
| Freisfeld | 84 | 103 | / |
| Frisfelds | 74 | 34 | / |
| Fryszfeld | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vu-Harshfield | 70 | 1 | / |
| Frey-Scheffold | 67 | 11 | / |
| Frišfelds | 63 | 1 | / |
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