Stanfield Surname

25,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Stanfield Surname Definition:

Local, from some place of the name in England. James Stanfield, merchant in Edinburgh, 1673 (Laing, 2704). Philip Stanfield was executed in 1688 for the murder of his father, Sir James Stanfield of Newmills (Trials, III, p. 196). His guilt was discovered by the body bleeding at his touch.

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Stanfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,2681:22,2802,798
England1,1741:47,4605,964
Australia1,0761:25,0893,419
Iran9001:85,3148,632
Canada4581:80,4498,972
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
Northern Ireland2621:7,0421,234
Scotland1371:39,0793,705
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Wales631:49,1204,600
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Panama371:105,7373,952
France251:2,656,909193,074
Guernsey221:2,929767
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2001:22,1492,496
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7671:31,7804,217
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland301:124,7745,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2361:22,4592,816

Stanfield (201) may also be a first name.

Stanfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local, from some place of the name in England. James Stanfield, merchant in Edinburgh, 1673 (Laing, 2704). Philip Stanfield was executed in 1688 for the murder of his father, Sir James Stanfield of Newmills (Trials, III, p. 196). His guilt was discovered by the body bleeding at his touch.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Stanfield (Middle English Stanfeld, Stanefeld)', or Dweller at the Stony or Rocky Field or Plain [Old English stán, a stone, rock + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Stanfield (stony field), in Norfolk; dweller on, or near, stony land.

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

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire, Lancashire, Suffolk, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Stanesfelt.

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

Stanfield Last Name Facts

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

Stanfield is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,568th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 345,742 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Stanfield reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Stanfield is also the 639,077th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 201 people.

The surname Stanfield is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 16,268 people, or 1 in 22,280. In The United States Stanfield is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Stanfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stanfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stanfield surname increased 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 457 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stanfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stanfield surname are 20.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stanfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.1% less than the national average, earning R 192,252 per year; in United States they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $41,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,569 CAD per year.

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Stanfield Reference & Research

Stanfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Stanfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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