Garfield Surname

56,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,920 people bear this surname

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

Garfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller on the grassy land or pasture.

Garfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5921:54,9856,559
England1,2751:43,7005,549
Canada2401:153,52315,602
Australia2151:125,56113,746
Wales1291:23,9892,518
China391:35,059,5271,855
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
United States Virgin Islands271:4,088658
Israel261:329,14027,831
Singapore261:211,83510,313
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Liberia201:220,42714,169
France201:3,321,136213,627
Scotland151:356,92115,763
India141:54,790,384527,769
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4631:52,6476,344
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0561:47,5565,445

Garfield (13,394) may also be a first name.

Garfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller on the grassy land or pasture.

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

Local. Saxon, Garwian, to prepare; German and Dutch, gar, dressed, done, ready prepared, and field, a place where every thing is furnished necessary for an army.

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

Garfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Garfield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfield? popularity and diffusion

Garfield is the 56,813th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 816,989 people. The last name Garfield occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Garfield are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Garfield is also the 50,232nd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 13,394 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,592 people, or 1 in 54,985. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Garfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garfield surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garfield surname are 6.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.46% being registered with the party.

The amount Garfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning 297,469 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $55,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gairfield941/
Hgarfield941/
Garfild9390/
Garfeld934/
Gorfield886/
Garfeeld881/
Garfeldt881/
Geerfield822/
Gorfeld8024/
Gerfeld804/
Garfelt804/
Gerzfeld755/
Gerfelt6711/
Grefelt6710/
Garflet675/

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