Witfield Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Witfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England71:7,959,723202,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Witfield (20) may also be a first name.

Witfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witfield is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Witfield? popularity and diffusion

Witfield is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Witfield live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Witfield is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Witfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witfield surname rose 179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Witfield surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Witfield earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.84% less than the national average, earning $28,117 USD per year.

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Witfield Reference & Research

Whitfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whitfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witfield
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis