Widdifield Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Widdifield Surname User-submission:

(English) From a lost place named Widdifield in England, or perhaps a habitation surname Widefield, the name of 2 places in southern England.

They are all named from Old English wīd (wide) and feld (field).

Widdifield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:844,89364,474
Canada4091:90,0879,902
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Widdifield Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English) From a lost place named Widdifield in England, or perhaps a habitation surname Widefield, the name of 2 places in southern England.

They are all named from Old English wīd (wide) and feld (field).

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Widdifield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widdifield is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Widdifield.

How Common Is The Last Name Widdifield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 414,183rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Widdifield are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States Widdifield is most numerous in: Indiana, where 12 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Widdifield exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 49 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Widdifield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widdifield has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widdifield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Widdifield surname are 1.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.44% registered with the party.

The amount Widdifield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,672 CAD per year.

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