Horsefield Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Horsefield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the horse-field,' an enclosure for horses. The parentage is clearly North English, but I cannot find the spot. It will probably be found in Yorkshire, as I find no Lancashire records.

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Horsefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:161,03515,064
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:47,3315,841
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Horsefield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the horse-field,' an enclosure for horses. The parentage is clearly North English, but I cannot find the spot. It will probably be found in Yorkshire, as I find no Lancashire records. compare Horscraft.

1596. Baptised — Dorothie, d. William Horsefold: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1795. Married — Richard Thornton and Elizabeth Horsefield: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Horsefield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horsefield occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsefield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 517,348th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Horsefield reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 161,035. In England Horsefield is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent are found, Cheshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England Horsefield occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Horsefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horsefield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Horsefield last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horsefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Horsefield surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horsefield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.17% less than the national average, earning R 158,808 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $38,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,072 CAD per year.

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