Wigfield Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wigfield Surname Definition:

Seems merely to be a voiced form of Wickfield (q v.), and not to contain the Old English wíg, ‘war’, ‘battle’, or the pers. name formed thereon.

Wigfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:465,28739,642
England4301:129,57712,857
Canada751:491,27542,011
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2491:97,8939,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Wigfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seems merely to be a voiced form of Wickfield (q v.), and not to contain the Old English wíg, ‘war’, ‘battle’, or the pers. name formed thereon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wigfield Last Name Facts

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

Wigfield is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigfield? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 286,848th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,442,529 people. Wigfield is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wigfield reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 465,287. In The United States Wigfield is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Wigfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigfield last name grew 478 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigfield last name are 33.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wigfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $49,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whigfield943/
Wigfeldt8811/
Wikfield881/
Wickfield8222/
Whikfield821/
Waikfield820/
Wikfeldt7531/
Wickfeld7518/
Wakfield7514/
Bigfeldt751/
Wigfeltt750/
Wickfeldt7115/
Weikfeldt712/
Weckfield710/
Weekfield710/
Wajcfeld6322/
Beckfeld50185/
Wajcfelt505/
Weckfelt504/

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