Rosenfeld Surname

26,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Rosenfeld Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Rose-Field [see under Rosenbaum, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. feld, field]

Rosenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0911:35,9194,472
Israel4,7221:1,812172
Germany2,0431:39,4065,213
Argentina5741:74,4666,337
Canada3541:104,08411,244
France3061:217,06833,722
England2391:233,13019,331
Brazil2121:1,009,78535,690
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Austria1451:58,7279,183
Luxembourg1321:4,398606
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Chile621:284,1378,321
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Poland541:703,86659,770
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Norway141:367,30634,015
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Finland121:458,05828,977
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:148,57613,812

The alternate forms: Rösenfeld (1) & Rósenfeld (1) are calculated separately.

Rosenfeld (29) may also be a first name.

Rosenfeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Rose-Field [see under Rosenbaum, and + Ger. O.H.Ger. feld, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Rosenfeld (rose field), in Germany.

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

Rosenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rosenfeld is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as: Rösenfeld or Rósenfeld. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosenfeld? popularity and diffusion

Rosenfeld is the 26,994th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 366,208 people. Rosenfeld occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Rosenfeld live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent given name globally, borne by 29 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,091 people, or 1 in 35,919. In The United States Rosenfeld is most common in: New York, where 29 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Rosenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rosenfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rosenfeld last name expanded 2,986 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 629 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosenfeld last name are 40.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rosenfeld earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning 272,166 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,456 per year; in South Africa they earn 616.49% more than the national average, earning R 1,702,660 per year; in United States they earn 27.66% more than the national average, earning $55,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.97% more than the national average, earning $66,560 CAD per year.

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