Northfield Surname

344,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Northfield Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Worcester.

Northfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6421:86,7889,476
Australia1621:166,64017,199
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Canada511:722,46357,796
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Northfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Northfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Northfield is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Northfield? popularity and diffusion

Northfield is the 344,343rd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,849,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Northfield are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Northfield is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 86,788. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Northfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Northfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Northfield last name increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 624 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Northfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Northfield surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Northfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1072.93% more than the national average, earning R 2,787,320 per year; in United States they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $49,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning $58,339 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northfelt8418/
Northfold848/
Nordfeld7820/
Nordfeldt74384/
Northfleet7079/
Nordfeldth7013/
Noori Thofelt703/
Nordfelt67179/
Nordfäldt634/
Nordfelth5315/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Northfield
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