Garfield Surname
Approximately 8,920 people bear this surname
Garfield Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller on the grassy land or pasture.
Garfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,592 | 1:54,985 | 6,559 |
| England | 1,275 | 1:43,700 | 5,549 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| Australia | 215 | 1:125,561 | 13,746 |
| Wales | 129 | 1:23,989 | 2,518 |
| China | 39 | 1:35,059,527 | 1,855 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 27 | 1:4,088 | 658 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 1:11,443 | 596 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 463 | 1:52,647 | 6,344 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,056 | 1:47,556 | 5,445 |
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.
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.
Garfield Demographics
Average Garfield Salary in
United States
$47,994 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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