Redfield Surname

117,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Redfield Surname Definition:

(English) One who lived on, or by, the cleared land.

Redfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7991:95,40910,687
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Israel101:855,76354,181
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4251:35,2414,189

Redfield (45) may also be a first name.

Redfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who lived on, or by, the cleared land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Redfield Last Name Facts

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

Redfield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Redfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,279th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,855,754 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Redfield are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Redfield is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,799 people, or 1 in 95,409. In The United States Redfield is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, Washington, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Redfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Redfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Redfield surname expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Redfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Redfield surname are 10.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.48% registered with the party.

The amount Redfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.49% more than the national average, earning $59,366 CAD per year.

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