Wickfield Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wickfield Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Wick- Field [v. under Wick, and + Middle English Old English feld] A Wykfeld occurs in the Charter-Rolls for Staffs a.d. 1252-3; and a Wikefeld in an Inq. ad q. Damn. for Berks a.d. 1314-15.

Wickfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wickfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Wick- Field [v. under Wick, and + Middle English Old English feld] A Wykfeld occurs in the Charter-Rolls for Staffs a.d. 1252-3; and a Wikefeld in an Inq. ad q. Damn. for Berks a.d. 1314-15.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wickfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wickfield is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wickfield is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wickfield reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 50 percent are found, Louisiana, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 41 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Wickfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wickfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wickfield surname fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wickfield Last Name Statistics demography

Wickfield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickfeld9418/
Wikfield941/
Wickfeldt8915/
Whikfield891/
Weckfield890/
Waikfield890/
Wigfield821,339/
Wikfeldt8231/
Wakfield8214/
Whigfield783/
Weikfeldt782/
Weekfield780/
Beckfeld71185/
Wajcfeld7122/
Wigfeldt7111/
Weckfelt714/
Beckfeldt6716/
Bäckfeldt674/
Beckfelt595/
Wajcfelt595/
Bigfeldt591/
Wigfeltt590/

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