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

The last name Whitfield is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 9,603^rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 123,934 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Whitfield live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whitfield is also the 252,656^th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,012 people.

The surname Whitfield is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 38,201 people, or 1 in 9,488. In The United States Whitfield is most numerous in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and North Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 101 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Whitfield Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Whitfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitfield surname grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 406 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 409 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 27 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitfield Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitfield surname are 8.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.37% registered with the party.

The amount Whitfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.17% less than the national average, earning 279,730 kr per year; in Peru they earn 119.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,520 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.22% more than the national average, earning R 466,296 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $38,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $50,495 CAD per year.