Patfield Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Patfield Surname Definition:

For Padfield, q.v.

Patfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada971:379,85133,859
England751:742,90741,196
Australia531:509,35338,491
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Patfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Padfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Patfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Patfield occurs most in Canada. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 860,770th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. Patfield occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Patfield reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 379,851. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 91 percent live, Alberta, where 8 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 1 percent live. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Patfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Patfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Patfield surname declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Patfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Patfield are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Patfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning $32,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% less than the national average, earning $48,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peatfield94704/
Paithfield890/
Padfield882,596/
Pitfield88796/
Petfield88224/
Peatfild880/
Pittfield8249/
Potfeld8023/
Petfeld801/
Pitfild800/
Pedfield752/
Padfıeld751/
Postfeld751/

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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 Patfield
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