Whitfeld Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whitfeld Surname Definition:

See Whitfield, for localities. The Whitfelds of Kent and Sussex descend from William de Wliitfeld, or Whitfield, of Whitfield Hall, in Northumberland, who flourished in the XIV. century.

Whitfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia921:293,43225,879
England801:696,47639,547
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Whitfeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Whitfield, for localities. The Whitfelds of Kent and Sussex descend from William de Wliitfeld, or Whitfield, of Whitfield Hall, in Northumberland, who flourished in the XIV. century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitfeld occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitfeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,028,911th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Whitfeld is primarily found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Whitfeld reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Whitfeld is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 293,432. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 90 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and South Australia, where 1 percent live. Not including Australia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Whitfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitfeld has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whitfeld last name expanded 1,143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitfeld surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whitfeld earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.44% more than the national average, earning R 559,500 per year; in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% less than the national average, earning $44,952 CAD per year.

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Whitfeld Reference & Research

Whitfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whitfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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