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

The surname Maxfield occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxfield? popularity and diffusion

Maxfield is the 46,593rd most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 654,943 people. The surname Maxfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Maxfield live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Maxfield is also the 616,131st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 215 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,030 people, or 1 in 45,138. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Maxfield is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Maxfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maxfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maxfield last name rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maxfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maxfield last name are 10.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.72% being registered to vote for 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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