Wingfield Surname
Approximately 11,519 people bear this surname
Wingfield Surname Definition:
(English) 1 belonging to Wingfield (Suff.), 13th cent. Wingefelde, 12th cent. Wingefeld = Winga’s Field or Plain [v. Wing2; and + Old English feld] 2 belonging to Wingfield (Derby), A.D. 1291 Wynefeld, 1199- 1200 Wynfeld, c. 1000 (Wulfric's Will) Winnefeld = Winne's or Wynna’s Field or Plain [Old English feld] Cp.
Read More About This SurnameWingfield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,567 | 1:42,309 | 5,197 |
| England | 2,045 | 1:27,246 | 3,715 |
| Canada | 333 | 1:110,647 | 11,850 |
| Australia | 189 | 1:142,834 | 15,308 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,377 | 1:17,702 | 2,565 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,835 | 1:27,367 | 3,363 |
Wingfield (56) may also be a first name.
Wingfield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 belonging to Wingfield (Suff.), 13th cent. Wingefelde, 12th cent. Wingefeld = Winga’s Field or Plain [v. Wing2; and + Old English feld] 2 belonging to Wingfield (Derby), A.D. 1291 Wynefeld, 1199- 1200 Wynfeld, c. 1000 (Wulfric's Will) Winnefeld = Winne's or Wynna’s Field or Plain [Old English feld] Cp. Winfield, Winkfield.
(English) One who came from Wingfield (grazing ground, or field of Wiga's people), the name of various places in England.
"The Wingfields of Wingfield and Letheringham, both in Suffolk, a distinguished family of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, are traced nearly to the Conquest, though they do not appear to have been lords of the manor or castle of Wingfield before the reign of Edward II," Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. A parish in Suffolk possessed by a distinguished family temp. Edw. II. B.L.G. Latinized in charters Ala Campi.
Local. From the manor of Wingfield, in Suffolk, England.
Or De Braiose, a branch of the baronial house of Braiose of Normandy. William de Braiose came to England 1066, and was a great baron in Sussex 1086. His great grandson, William de B., m. a dau. and coheir of Milo, Earl of Hereford, and had, 1. William, ancestor of the Barons B. of Bramber, summoned by writ 1293; 2. Giles, Bishop of Hereford; 3. Reginald, Baron of Brecknock; 4. Roger. The last-mentioned received grants of Wingfield and other lordships in Suffolk and Norfolk, then in possession of the Crown, as part of the honour of Eye. In 1205 he paid a fine in Hants (Hardy, Rot. Claus. 26), and had custody of the forest of Mauling (58), and was in the king’s service 1207, 1214 (97,142). He had Roger de Breouse, mentioned 1256 (Blomefield, Norf. vi. 242), whose son, Sir Richard de Brews, was Lord of Wingfield and Stradbroke 1274 (Rot.Hundr. ii. 186). He d. 1296, leaving, 1. Sir Giles de Breuse, ancestor of the B.s of Norfolk; 2. Sir Roger de Breuse, who had a writ of military summons 1312, and was sometimes styled ‘De Wingfield’ (Blomefield, viii. 345, v. 185); 3. Richard; 4. Thomas de Wingfield, living 1318. Richard de Breuse bore the name of ‘Wingfield;’ was joint Lord of Wingfield 1316 (Parliamentary Writs), and in 1324 was summoned as a man-at- arms of Suffolk (Parliamentary Writs). He and his descendants adopted a pair of wings for arms, in allusion to the name of Wingfield. His son Sir John, Lord of Wingfield, was living 1360 (Blomefield, vii. 70). His brother Sir Thomas was ancestor of the W.s of Letheringham, and their branch the Wingfields, Viscounts Powerscourt.
A location name in Derbyshire, Sufif.
Wingfield Demographics
Average Wingfield Salary in
United States
$41,876 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wingfield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wingfield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wingfield is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wingfield click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wingfield? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,070th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 632,654 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wingfield are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most common given name world-wide It is held by 56 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,567 people, or 1 in 42,309. In The United States Wingfield is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 15 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Wingfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wingfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wingfield last name rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wingfield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wingfield last name are 15.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wingfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.57% more than the national average, earning R 631,104 per year; in United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,228 CAD per year.
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