Marshfield Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Marshfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marshfield,' a parish in Monmouthshire, five miles from Newport.

Peter de Marsfelde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Marshfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1741:320,21923,859
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Marshfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marshfield,' a parish in Monmouthshire, five miles from Newport.

Peter de Marsfelde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

Marshfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marshfield occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marshfield.

How Common Is The Last Name Marshfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marshfield is the 872,430th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Marshfield live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Marshfield is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 320,219. In England Marshfield is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 35 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 24 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Marshfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marshfield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Marshfield surname expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marshfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marshfield surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marshfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.23% less than the national average, earning $39,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% less than the national average, earning $46,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marsfield958/
Marshfielld951/
Mearsfield900/
Morshfield900/
Marsfeld8932/
Marchfeld8453/
Morsfield8445/
Marsfeldt848/
Mirschfeld801/
Marcfeld7843/
Marzfeld786/
Marxfeld786/
Mersfeld780/
Morchfeld741/
Morzfeld6744/

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