Gaffield Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

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

Gaffield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Gaffield Last Name Facts

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

Gaffield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaffield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Gaffield occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gaffield live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 1,618,120. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 15 percent reside, Washington, where 9 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Gaffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaffield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaffield surname increased 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaffield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaffield surname are 4.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gaffield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,798 CAD 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 Gaffield
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