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Where Does The Last Name Wakefield Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wakefield (Arabic: كفيلد) occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakefield? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 13,923^rd most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 181,898 people. Wakefield is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wakefield live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 735,679^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 156 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 20,247 people, or 1 in 17,902. In The United States Wakefield is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States Wakefield is found in 76 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Wakefield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wakefield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wakefield surname grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 777 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wakefield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wakefield last name are 12.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wakefield earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.62% more than the national average, earning 465,882 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.55% more than the national average, earning R 341,124 per year; in United States they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $42,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,497 CAD per year.