Netherfield Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Netherfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Lower Field [Old English neoðera + feld]

Netherfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Netherfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Lower Field [Old English neoðera + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Netherfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Netherfield has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Netherfield? popularity and diffusion

Netherfield is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Netherfield is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Netherfield are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 100 percent live.

Netherfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Netherfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Netherfield last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Netherfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Netherfield surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neterfield950/
Netterfield91211/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Netherfield
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis