Moorefield Surname

161,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moorefield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorefield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6521:136,67414,291
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Moorefield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorefield is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorefield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 161,702nd most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,707,112 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Moorefield reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,652 people, or 1 in 136,674. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 30 percent are found, Virginia, where 19 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Moorefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moorefield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moorefield surname expanded 4,495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorefield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moorefield last name are 21.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.67% registered with the party.

Moorefield earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,011 USD per year.

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Moorefield Reference & Research

Moorfield One-name Study - A profile of the Moorfield surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Morefield/Moorefield FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Morefield/Moorefield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Moorefield
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