Heathfield Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heathfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heathfield,' a parish in Sussex, nine miles from Uckfield; also a parish in Somerset, five miles from Taunton.

Walter de Hethfeld, Norfolk, 1265: History of Norfolk.

Lynot de Hethefeld, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Heathfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7741:71,9878,238
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Canada811:454,88439,362
Australia661:409,02632,879
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:55,2736,578
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Heathfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heathfield,' a parish in Sussex, nine miles from Uckfield; also a parish in Somerset, five miles from Taunton.

Walter de Hethfeld, Norfolk, 1265: History of Norfolk.

Lynot de Hethefeld, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Livesa de Hethfeld, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Hethfeld, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1663. Thomas Heathfield (Surrey) and Alice Cuddington: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

(English) Dweller at a Heath- Field [Old English hæð + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Sussex, where the family in plebeian condition still reside. Also places in several other counties.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Heathfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heathfield occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heathfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heathfield is the 315,551st most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. Heathfield is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Heathfield live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 774 people, or 1 in 71,987. In England Heathfield is most prevalent in: Kent, where 35 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Essex, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Heathfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heathfield has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 650 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heathfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Heathfield surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heathfield are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered with the party.

The amount Heathfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.61% more than the national average, earning R 483,852 per year; in United States they earn 30.3% more than the national average, earning $56,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% less than the national average, earning $47,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heatfield958/
Heathfeld950/
Hatfield8952,160/
Hetfield89364/
Athfield8931/
Chatfield849,386/
Heitfield84103/
Heetfield844/
Hettfield842/
Chetfield842/
Hithfield841/
Headfield841/
Hietfield840/
Atfield82620/
Hetfeld82163/
Hetfild826/
Hadfield7812,359/
Attfield781,561/
Heitfeld78354/
Hedtfeld78156/
Heetfeld7841/
Hedfield788/
Hitfield781/
Headfeld780/
Chadfield74313/
Heidtfeld7434/
Heitfeldt7415/
Heedfield740/
Headfeldt740/
Hedfeld71216/
Ihtfeld711/
Aitfeld711/
Edfield711/
Heidfeld67205/
Heedfeld67113/
Hedfeldt6711/
Hidfield670/

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