Lindfield Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lindfield Surname Definition:

A parish in Sussex, where a humble family of the name are still resident.

Lindfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8021:69,4748,024
Australia2571:105,04211,793
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada371:995,82774,831
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Wales121:257,87814,969
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lindfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Sussex, where a humble family of the name are still resident.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The field of linden or lime—trees.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lindfield Last Name Facts

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

Lindfield is found most frequently in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,328th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Lindfield are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 802 people, or 1 in 69,474. In England it is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 20 percent are found, East Sussex, where 20 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Lindfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lindfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lindfield surname rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 500 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lindfield surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lindfield surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lindfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $47,234 CAD per year.

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