Inglefield Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Inglefield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inglefield,' i.e. the field of Ingle, the first settler; v. Ingle. I have not found the spot; v. Ingerfield.

William de Engelfeld, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Engelfeld, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Inglefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:395,16427,358
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Inglefield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Inglefield,' i.e. the field of Ingle, the first settler; v. Ingle. I have not found the spot; v. Ingerfield.

William de Engelfeld, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Engelfeld, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1624. Baptised — Anne, d. Robert Inglefeild: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1732. Married — Samuel Inglefield and Margaret Ridout: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Inglefield or Engle- field (Berks), the Anglo-Saxon Engla-feld (A.D. 871) = the Plain of the Angles (Eng­lish) [Old English Engla, genit. of Engle, Angles + feld, held, plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Inglefield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Inglefield occurs most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inglefield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Inglefield is the 851,613th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Inglefield live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 395,164. In England Inglefield is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent live.

Inglefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Inglefield has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 705 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Inglefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Inglefield surname are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Inglefield earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.07% more than the national average, earning $47,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingleffield951/
Englefield901,329/
Ingelfield900/
Hinglefeldt860/
Englefild841/
Inglefelt840/
Ingelfeldt8012/
Engelfield803/
Engelfeld748/
Henglefelt7058/
Engelfeldt7036/

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