Longfield Surname

237,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Longfield Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Longfield (long field), in Kent; one who lived at, or in, the long, narrow field.

Longfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8431:429,96337,116
England4431:125,77412,588
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2841:85,8299,036
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Longfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Longfield (long field), in Kent; one who lived at, or in, the long, narrow field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Longfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longfield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Longfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,065th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,301,975 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Longfield are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 429,963. In The United States Longfield is most common in: Illinois, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Longfield occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Longfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Longfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longfield last name grew 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 64 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Longfield surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Longfield surname are 24.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Longfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning R 198,408 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $55,269 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langfield891,622/
Longfildt890/
Longfeldt890/
Langfieldt841/
Longfilldt840/
Langfeld82990/
Longfelt820/
Langfeldt781,716/
Langfelds781/
Langfeeld781/
Langfelt718/
Lankfeld711/
Langfled711/
Langfellt670/
Langfält596/
Lankfelt590/
Lankfilt590/

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