Tofield Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tofield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the to-fall', probably from residence beside or inside a pent- house, once called a 'to-fall.' The 'd' in Tofield would thus be excrescent, and imitative of the word field.

'To-falle, schudde, appendiciunt': Promptorium Parvulorum.

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Tofield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:208,68217,974
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Tofield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the to-fall', probably from residence beside or inside a pent- house, once called a 'to-fall.' The 'd' in Tofield would thus be excrescent, and imitative of the word field.

'To-falle, schudde, appendiciunt': Promptorium Parvulorum.

'Teefall, a mode of building in the pent-house form, common in Northumberland': Halliwell.

1632. Married — Edward Sneller and Audry Tofeild: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1729. — William Murril and Abigal Tofell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1802. — James Tofield and Emily Wiltshire: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Apparently (with intrus. -d) = Tuffill, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tofield Last Name Facts

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

Tofield is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tofield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Tofield are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 208,682. In England it is most prevalent in: Buckinghamshire, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Dorset, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Tofield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tofield has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tofield last name expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tofield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tofield surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Tofield earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.44% less than the national average, earning R 193,824 per year; in United States they earn 25.63% more than the national average, earning $54,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thofield934/
Towfield931/
Toffield930/
Tofeldt8656/
Todfeld8615/
Totfeld865/
Tafield860/
Tuffield80387/
Tapfield8071/
Tayfield8057/
Todtfeld8021/
Thofeldt8013/
Taufield8012/
Tofelt7711/
Thofelt7158/
Teifeld7157/
Taifeld7114/
Tajfeld715/
Tafeldt711/
Tofäldt711/
Teufeld711/
Tofelts710/
Todtfelt671/
Teichfeld631/
Tofält6224/
Theisfeldt591/
Touflet57123/
Taffelt5738/
Teifelt5714/
Teufelt576/
Tasfilt571/
Toufflet53247/

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