Tanfield Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Tanfield Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tanfield': (1) a chapelry in the parish of Chester-le-Street, County Durham; (a) a parish in the North Riding of Yorks, six miles from Ripon.
Ricardus de Tanfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameTanfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 217 | 1:256,765 | 20,624 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 199 | 1:122,489 | 11,611 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Tanfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tanfield': (1) a chapelry in the parish of Chester-le-Street, County Durham; (a) a parish in the North Riding of Yorks, six miles from Ripon.
Ricardus de Tanfeld, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1544. Robert Tanfyld and Wileeforda Fitzherbert: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1551. Married — Thomas Tanfelde and Margaret Colman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1610. — Thomas Drayton and Marie Tanfeild: ibid.
(English) belonging to Tanfield (Yorks»: 14th cent. Tanfeld, Domesday Tanefeld; Durh.) = the Scrubby Field [Old English tán, pl. of tá, a twig, branch + feld, a field, plain]
Places in cos. Durham, York, &c.
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Tanfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanfield is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanfield? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 793,288th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Tanfield occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Tanfield reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Tanfield is most common in England, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England Tanfield is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Tanfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tanfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tanfield last name increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tanfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tanfield last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.
The amount Tanfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $41,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $56,890 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanfeld | 93 | 27 | / |
| Tannfeld | 88 | 32 | / |
| Tenfield | 88 | 7 | / |
| Tamfield | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tinfield | 88 | 0 | / |
| Toonfield | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tonfeld | 80 | 33 | / |
| Tamfeld | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tenfeld | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thonfeld | 75 | 144 | / |
| Tannfelt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tonfeldt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Teinfeldt | 71 | 13 | / |
| Toenfeldt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hteynfeld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomfeld | 67 | 25 | / |
| Tamfelt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thienfeldt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temfeld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tammfelt | 63 | 2 | / |
| Thonfelt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tännfäldt | 59 | 5 | / |
| Tenfält | 53 | 35 | / |
| Tinnfält | 50 | 11 | / |
| Tönnfält | 50 | 9 | / |
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