Gadfield Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gadfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gadfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Gadfield Last Name Facts

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

Gadfield is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gadfield? popularity and diffusion

Gadfield is the 2,661,929th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Gadfield occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gadfield reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Gadfield is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Gadfield is most common in: Ohio, where 81 percent are found, Kansas, where 4 percent are found and California, where 2 percent are found. Outside of The United States Gadfield occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Gadfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gadfield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gadfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gadfield are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Gadfield earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.79% less than the national average, earning $22,095 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gadfield
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