Tanfield Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Tanfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:256,76520,624
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Durham, York, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tanfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanfield is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanfield? popularity and diffusion

Tanfield is the 793,288th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. Tanfield is predominantly found 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 widespread in England, where it is carried by 217 people, or 1 in 256,765. In England Tanfield is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 17 percent live, Essex, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Tanfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanfield has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tanfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tanfield surname 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% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanfeld9327/
Tannfeld8832/
Tenfield887/
Tamfield882/
Tinfield880/
Toonfield821/
Tonfeld8033/
Tamfeld808/
Tenfeld803/
Thonfeld75144/
Tannfelt759/
Tonfeldt756/
Teinfeldt7113/
Toenfeldt711/
Hteynfeld711/
Tomfeld6725/
Tamfelt672/
Thienfeldt672/
Temfeld671/
Tammfelt632/
Thonfelt631/
Tännfäldt595/
Tenfält5335/
Tinnfält5011/
Tönnfält509/

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