Warfield Surname

45,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Warfield Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Warfield (cleared land on the Wearne River), in Berkshire.

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Warfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5611:34,3214,279
England2431:229,29219,121
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Canada741:497,91342,460
Wales551:56,2645,128
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Guam81:20,0153,029
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8981:17,3292,201

Warfield (115) may also be a first name.

Warfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Warfield (cleared land on the Wearne River), in Berkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This last name is a habitational name from a place in Berkshire, England, called Warfield. It originates from Old English, wær, (weir, a river fish trap or dam, and feld, field or pasture).

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Warfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warfield occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warfield? popularity and diffusion

Warfield is the 45,897th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 645,201 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Warfield live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 115 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,561 people, or 1 in 34,321. In The United States Warfield is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Warfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Warfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Warfield surname grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 613 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Warfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Warfield last name are 13.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Warfield earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $65,092 CAD per year.

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