Whitfeld Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
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.
Whitfeld Demographics
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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 also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitfeld? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,028,911th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Whitfeld is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Whitfeld reside; 41 percent reside in Australasia and 41 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name Whitfeld is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 293,432. In Australia Whitfeld is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 90 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and South Australia, where 1 percent live. Barring Australia this last name occurs 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 frequency of Whitfeld has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whitfeld Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Whitfeld are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 94 | 58,802 | / |
| Whitfeldt | 94 | 14 | / |
| Whittfeld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Whitfeeld | 94 | 0 | / |
| Witfeld | 93 | 36 | / |
| Whittfield | 89 | 44 | / |
| Whithfield | 89 | 10 | / |
| Whitffield | 89 | 5 | / |
| Whidtfeldt | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whitfieldt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whitfieldd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whhitfield | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whuitfield | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whietfield | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wietfeld | 88 | 416 | / |
| Wittfeld | 88 | 338 | / |
| Witfield | 88 | 85 | / |
| Weitfeld | 88 | 43 | / |
| Hvitfeld | 88 | 15 | / |
| Whitfild | 88 | 12 | / |
| Whitfelt | 88 | 1 | / |
| D'Whitfield | 84 | 1 | / |
| Widtfeldt | 82 | 270 | / |
| Wietfeldt | 82 | 251 | / |
| Huitfeldt | 82 | 195 | / |
| Withfield | 82 | 133 | / |
| Hvitfeldt | 82 | 63 | / |
| Wittfeldt | 82 | 33 | / |
| Wittfield | 82 | 12 | / |
| Withfeldt | 82 | 11 | / |
| Weitfeldt | 82 | 7 | / |
| Waitfield | 82 | 5 | / |
| Whidfield | 82 | 2 | / |
| Whetfield | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wihtfield | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wietfield | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hvidtfeld | 82 | 1 | / |
| Whetfeldt | 82 | 0 | / |
| Witfild | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hvidtfeldt | 78 | 489 | / |
| Hvittfeldt | 78 | 35 | / |
| Wheatfield | 78 | 8 | / |
| Withdfield | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wietfieldt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westfeld | 75 | 208 | / |
| Widfeldt | 75 | 82 | / |
| Hvitfelt | 75 | 54 | / |
| Wiedfeld | 75 | 37 | / |
| Wittfelt | 75 | 22 | / |
| Widtfelt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Widfield | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vitfelds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetfield | 75 | 1 | / |
| Withfelt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Huitfelt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westfeldt | 71 | 100 | / |
| Wiedfeldt | 71 | 52 | / |
| Vidtfeldt | 71 | 24 | / |
| Hvidfeldt | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hvidtfelt | 71 | 15 | / |
| Weidfeldt | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wästfeldt | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wuestfeld | 71 | 3 | / |
| Widdfield | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weidfield | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huitfeldtová | 70 | 2 | / |
| Uitfild | 67 | 2 | / |
| Widfelt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetfelt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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Footnotes
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