Padfield Surname

166,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Padfield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Padfield; or Dweller at the Path-Field [Old English pœð + feld] A pæðfeld is mentioned in the boundaries specified in a charter of Coenwulf, king of the Mercians, granting land in Kent to the Archbishop of Canterbury A.

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Padfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2281:45,3735,716
United States6051:599,10648,792
Wales3121:9,9181,100
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Australia1351:199,96819,617
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6841:35,6374,648
Wales1041:15,081894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Padfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Padfield; or Dweller at the Path-Field [Old English pœð + feld] A pæðfeld is mentioned in the boundaries specified in a charter of Coenwulf, king of the Mercians, granting land in Kent to the Archbishop of Canterbury A.D. 814.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Derbyshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Padfield Last Name Facts

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

Padfield is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Padfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 166,677th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,807,221 people. The last name Padfield is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Padfield reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,228 people, or 1 in 45,373. In England Padfield is most common in: Somerset, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Other than England Padfield is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Wales, where 12 percent live.

Padfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Padfield has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 587 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Padfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Padfield last name are 24.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Padfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.96% less than the national average, earning R 59,496 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $53,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patfield88316/
Pedfield882/
Padfıeld881/
Peatfield82704/
Paithfield780/
Pitfield75796/
Petfield75224/
Peatfild750/
Pittfield7149/
Potfeld6723/
Petfeld671/
Pitfild670/
Postfeld631/

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