Horsfield Surname

98,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Horsfield 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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Horsfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0421:18,3162,617
Australia5871:45,9895,757
United States4711:769,55259,828
Canada1571:234,68522,439
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Scotland1171:45,7594,089
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Wales471:65,8415,810
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Bermuda121:5,440820
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0081:12,1391,846
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Horsfield 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

(English) Dweller at the Horse- Field [Old English hors + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Horfield; a location name in Gloucestershire.

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

Horsfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horsfield occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Horsfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,479th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,513,823 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Horsfield live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Horsfield is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 3,042 people, or 1 in 18,316. In England Horsfield is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent reside and Lancashire, where 11 percent reside. Other than England Horsfield exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Horsfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horsfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Horsfield last name increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horsfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Horsfield last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horsfield surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horsfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.57% more than the national average, earning R 431,484 per year; in United States they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $47,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huorsfield951/
Horshfield950/
Horsfeld942/
Horsfeldt8929/
Harsfield8922/
Harshfield84683/
Hearsfield840/
Harshfeld782/
Harzfield780/
Harschfeld7413/
Harzfeld7138/
Arsfeldt7116/
Earsfeld712/
Harchfeld671/
Arsfueldt670/
Hearsfelt670/

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