Mansfeld Surname

131,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Mansfeld Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mansfield,' a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Robertus Mannsfeld, carpenter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1577. Richard Mannsfeilde and Susanna Selbie: Marriage Lic. (London).

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Mansfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0561:39,1565,185
Poland6421:59,2049,314
Czechia3071:34,6375,678
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Israel301:285,25425,178
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Austria201:425,77243,235
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
France121:5,535,227269,324
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Mansfeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mansfield,' a parish in Nottinghamshire.

Robertus Mannsfeld, carpenter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1577. Richard Mannsfeilde and Susanna Selbie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1581. Francis Mansfield, Derbyshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1606. Thomas Mansfeild, Leicestershire: ibid.

1745. Baptised — Sarah, d. George Mansfield: 'St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

Mansfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mansfeld (Russian: Мансфельд) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mansfeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,797th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,125,889 people. Mansfeld is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Mansfeld are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mansfeld is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,056 people, or 1 in 39,156. In Germany Mansfeld is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent live and Czechia, where 9 percent live.

Mansfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mansfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mansfeld surname rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mansfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mansfeld last name are 37.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mansfeld earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.8% less than the national average, earning R 143,064 per year and in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mansfeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mansfeld in the Russian language
Мансфельдmansfeld-

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