Mansfield Surname

12,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Mansfield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Mansfield = the Field or Plain of the River Maun or Mann [the river-name is prob. Celtic,? Welsh (afon) man, small (river) + Old English feld] Mansfield is situated on the N. bank of the small river Maun or Mann.—Nat.

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Mansfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,3421:14,3031,791
England10,9341:5,096708
Australia4,1111:6,567965
Canada1,9161:19,2302,690
South Africa8451:64,1168,065
New Zealand7001:6,4691,085
Ireland6781:6,9451,013
Wales4471:6,923779
Samoa1621:1,196373
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Guyana1031:7,4001,208
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
France551:1,207,686126,065
Spain481:974,00136,812
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Norway331:155,82719,235
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malta181:23,9041,289
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Guam81:20,0153,029
China71:195,331,65210,124
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Panama41:978,06412,245
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Macau31:200,543803
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6461:6,8571,078
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4611:4,464676
Wales931:16,8651,002
Scotland771:48,6133,403
Guernsey81:4,082713
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7641:7,424940

Mansfield (731) may also be a first name.

Mansfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Mansfield = the Field or Plain of the River Maun or Mann [the river-name is prob. Celtic,? Welsh (afon) man, small (river) + Old English feld] Mansfield is situated on the N. bank of the small river Maun or Mann.—Nat. Gaz.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Mansfield (open land by the hill named Mam), in Nottinghamshire.

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

A parish in co. Nottingham, the ancient abode of the family, temp. Henry II. Some families derive themselves from a German source.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From a town in Nottinghamshire, England, of the same name, so called from the Saxon manrian, to traffic, and field—a place of trade.

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

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

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

Mansfield is the name of a town in Notts.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mansfield Last Name Facts

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

Mansfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mansfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mansfield is the 12,138th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 157,487 people. The last name Mansfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Mansfield reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 304,836th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 731 people.

The surname Mansfield is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 25,342 people, or 1 in 14,303. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States Mansfield is found in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Mansfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mansfield has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 105 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 481 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mansfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mansfield last name are 10.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.97% registered with the party.

The amount Mansfield earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning 365,404 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.28% more than the national average, earning R 323,844 per year; in United States they earn 2.49% more than the national average, earning $44,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,586 CAD per year.

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Mansfield Reference & Research

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