Pitfield Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Pitfield Surname Definition:

Ralph de Petiville, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Godfrey de Petitvilla 1198 (Ib.).

Pitfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:117,79711,992
Canada1331:277,03525,971
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Australia561:482,06636,890
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Pitfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ralph de Petiville, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Godfrey de Petitvilla 1198 (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

From Pitfold; a location name in Surrey.

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

Pitfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitfield is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pitfield is the 432,326th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pitfield live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 117,797. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Pitfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pitfield has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pitfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pitfield surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pitfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.61% more than the national average, earning $55,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.89% more than the national average, earning $77,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pittfield9449/
Pitfild930/
Paithfield890/
Patfield88316/
Petfield88224/
Peatfield82704/
Petfeld801/
Padfield752,596/
Pedfield752/
Peatfild750/

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