Upfill Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Upfill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the up-fold,' i.e. the upper pen or enclosure, from residence thereby. Upfill represents a common corruption of -fold or -field as a suffix.

1713. William Upfold and Anna Maria Cockayne: Marriage Lic.

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Upfill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Upfill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the up-fold,' i.e. the upper pen or enclosure, from residence thereby. Upfill represents a common corruption of -fold or -field as a suffix.

1713. William Upfold and Anna Maria Cockayne: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

For Upfield.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Up well, name of parishes cos. Norfolk and Cambridge, compounded of ville.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Uphill; a location name in Devon (?).

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

Upfill Last Name Facts

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

Upfill occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upfill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Upfill occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Upfill are found; 88 percent are found in Australasia and 88 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Upfill is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 3,856,529. In Australia Upfill is primarily found in: Victoria, where 86 percent live and New South Wales, where 14 percent live. Outside of Australia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gupfill921/
Uphill83825/
Aufill83110/
Uppill8360/
Hufill830/
Upil8099/
Upfl801/
Goupill7723/
Huphill772/
Upphill771/
Ausfill771/
Guphill770/
Ifill733,423/
Hupfl7347/
Upell7339/
Gupil738/
Ufiel736/
Aufil734/
Uifll731/
Oufil731/
Utpil731/
Upiel731/
Uphil731/
Uppil731/
Goupil6710,848/
Hupfel6743/
Iphill6716/
Upl6716/
Upfeld6715/
Ushpil678/
Ufl676/
Huepfl676/
Iffill675/
Ippill674/
Uppell672/
Hutfil672/
Auphil671/
Uffell671/
Oupell671/
Oufell671/
Gaupil671/
Hifill671/
Gupfel670/

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