Harfield Surname

235,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harfield,' a parish in Middlesex, four miles from Uxbridge.

Harfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0161:54,8416,668
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Canada1221:302,01327,942
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Harfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harfield,' a parish in Middlesex, four miles from Uxbridge.

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

(English) Dweller at the Hare-Field [O.E, hara + feld] But Harefield, M’sex, is the Domesday Herefelle, the first element prob. being the Old English here, ‘army.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Harfield Last Name Facts

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

Harfield is found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Harfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Harfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harfield is the 235,662nd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,269,213 people. Harfield occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Harfield are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,016 people, or 1 in 54,841. In England Harfield is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 39 percent are found, Greater London, where 7 percent are found and West Sussex, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Harfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Harfield last name grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harfield last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.78% more than the national average, earning $60,009 CAD per year.

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