Hadfield Surname

42,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hadfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hadfield,' a parish in Derbyshire This surname has ramified itself in a most marvellous fashion in Lancashire and Yorkshire, having crossed its boundaries into both counties evidently at an early period.

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Hadfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1161:9,1101,327
United States3,1811:113,94512,328
Australia1,1581:23,3123,204
New Zealand6231:7,2691,238
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Wales2201:14,0661,545
South Africa1661:326,37230,631
Scotland821:65,2905,179
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
France571:1,165,311123,217
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Greece161:692,48777,522
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Monaco51:7,4131,114
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Swaziland41:324,550996
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1851:5,824887
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:135,36012,861

Hadfield (21) may also be a first name.

Hadfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hadfield,' a parish in Derbyshire This surname has ramified itself in a most marvellous fashion in Lancashire and Yorkshire, having crossed its boundaries into both counties evidently at an early period. Yet London has only one representative.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Heath-Field belonging to Hadfield = the [Old English hæð +feld] Robert Haket.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Hadfields take their name from a Derbyshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hadfield Last Name Facts

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

Hadfield is most common in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hadfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hadfield is the 42,221st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 589,655 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Hadfield live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. Hadfield is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 6,116 people, or 1 in 9,110. In England Hadfield is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Hadfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hadfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hadfield last name grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 857 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hadfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hadfield surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hadfield last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Hadfield earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.43% more than the national average, earning R 298,080 per year; in United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $54,898 CAD per year.

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Hadfield Reference & Research

Hatfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hatfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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