Maxfield Surname

46,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Maxfield Surname Definition:

A shortened pronunciation of Macclesfield, a town in Cheshire.

Maxfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0301:45,1385,515
England1,5771:35,3324,655
Australia8891:30,3664,057
Canada3131:117,71812,450
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Wales311:99,8247,946
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
India151:51,137,692512,385
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
France91:7,380,302306,885
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7711:31,6154,199
Wales211:74,6863,520
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1481:23,3792,925

Maxfield (215) may also be a first name.

Maxfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortened pronunciation of Macclesfield, a town in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Maxfield Last Name Facts

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

Maxfield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,593rd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 654,943 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Maxfield are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 215 people.

The surname Maxfield is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,030 people, or 1 in 45,138. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Maxfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maxfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maxfield surname increased 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maxfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maxfield last name are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Maxfield earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,131 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $46,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maxffield941/
Maxsfield941/
Maxfieldd941/
Maxfeld933/
Maxfild932/
Maxfeldt8871/
Moxfield882/
Mexfield880/
Maxfeeld880/
Mixfield880/
MacSfield820/
Meixfield820/
MacKsfield780/
Maqsfild751/
Mocksfield6718/

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