Suffolk Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Suffolk Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suffolk'; compare Kent, Cheshire, Cornwall, &c. These surnames easily arose from migration from one county to another.

Thomas Suffauk, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Suffolk, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Suffolk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5821:95,73510,197
Australia2681:100,73011,375
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Suffolk (15) may also be a first name.

Suffolk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suffolk'; compare Kent, Cheshire, Cornwall, &c. These surnames easily arose from migration from one county to another.

Thomas Suffauk, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Suffolk, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1733. Married — Manvel Oliver and Mary Suffolk: St. George, Hanover Square.

1750. — Francis Hughes and Deborah Suffolk: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) One from Suffolk, the Middle English Suffolk(e, etc., Anglo-Saxon Súðfolc = the South Folk (of the East Angle s).

A Latin charter dated a.d. 895 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 571) has “in pago Suthfolchi".

. . . they of Kente, Southsex, and Surrey, Estsex and of Southfolke and of Northfolk.— Malory, Morte d'Arthur, XXI. iii.

Suffolke and Norfolke near, so named of their sites.—Drayton, Polyolbion, xxiii. 135.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Suffolk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suffolk is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suffolk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,911th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,137,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Suffolk reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 95,735. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 20 percent reside, West Midlands, where 14 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Suffolk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Suffolk has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Suffolk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Suffolk last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Suffolk last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Suffolk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.45% less than the national average, earning R 72,600 per year; in United States they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $50,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning $42,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suffolke931/
Susfolk8611/
Suflyk7752/
Suflek771/
Sefolk771/
Sflk731/
Seafolk7129/
Sufalko7122/
Sufilka717/
Susfalk713/
Syafolk711/
Sfolkou711/
Sfoloko711/
Seuflik711/
Sufolec710/
Sefoloko671,106/
Sofoluke67112/
Sufflico6718/
Souflaki679/
Sifoloko676/
Sfulk671/
Sufilyak671/
Jufalk624/
Suphalk571/
Zoufálek533/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suffolk
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