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Where Does The Last Name Playfair Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Playfair is found most in Canada. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Playfair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 307,802^nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,939,320 people. The last name Playfair is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Playfair live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572^nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 63 people.

Playfair is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 115,867. In Canada Playfair is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 44 percent are found, Alberta, where 30 percent are found and British Columbia, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Canada Playfair exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Playfair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Playfair has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Playfair surname grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Playfair Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Playfair last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Playfair earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.67% more than the national average, earning R 415,080 per year; in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,948 CAD per year.