Suffield Surname

361,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Suffield Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Suffield (Yorks.: Domesday Sudfelt, Sudfeld; Norf.) = the South Field or Plain [Old English súð + feld]

Suffield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3581:155,63714,724
Australia3021:89,39010,284
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Canada941:391,97434,739
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:91,9839,487
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Suffield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Suffield (Yorks.: Domesday Sudfelt, Sudfeld; Norf.) = the South Field or Plain [Old English súð + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Suffield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suffield (Arabic: سوفيلد) has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Suffield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suffield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suffield is the 361,434th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,280,266 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Suffield reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Suffield is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 155,637. In England Suffield is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Suffield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Suffield has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Suffield last name grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Suffield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Suffield surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Suffield surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Suffield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.34% more than the national average, earning R 509,352 per year; in United States they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning $47,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning $62,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Suffield Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suffield in the Arabic language
سوفيلدswfyld-

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