Masefield Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Masefield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Australia801:337,44628,659
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Wales91:343,83718,086
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malta41:107,5681,849
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Masefield (13) may also be a first name.

Masefield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masefield occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masefield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 437,080th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Masefield reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The surname Masefield is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England Masefield is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 14 percent live.

Masefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Masefield has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Masefield surname rose 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Masefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Masefield surname are 0.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Masefield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 201.35% more than the national average, earning R 716,112 per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 164.27% more than the national average, earning $131,297 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masefield
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