Wakefield is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wakefield
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning:

A large town in Yorkshire.

One who came from Wakefield, i.e., field where the festival plays were held, the name of several places in England.

How popular is Wakefield?

Wakefield is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Scotland.

Wakefield is ranked 13922 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wakefield bearers increased by 3.76 per cent in 2010 US census to 14587 since 2000, the surname slipped by 112 spots and ranked at 2472. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.87 83
Black 13.4 12.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.24 1.55
Others 2.17 1.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.79 0.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.53 0.61
Wakefield is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Guernsey lie ahead in terms of density. Around 40060 people have been found who wears Wakefield as their family name. Wakefield is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wakefield:
2,270 United States20,243
667 England11,496
Countries with thousands of Wakefield:
1,050 Australia3,777
3,685 Canada1,326
Countries with hundreds of Wakefield:
735 New Zealand980
7,286 South Africa943
940 Wales365
3,345 Scotland158
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,376 Jamaica85
4,582 Bahrain59
181,528 Thailand56
34,138 Spain55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
135,784 Philippines37
400 Guernsey37
37,622 Zimbabwe36
19,741 Switzerland35
19,784 United Arab Emirates32
137,699 Germany28
16,975 Denmark27
14,824 Dominican Republic23
463 Bermuda22
62,169 Netherlands19
9,673 Ireland18
231,005 France17
6,804 Northern Ireland16
1,329 Isle of Man14
552,550 India13
295,035 Brazil13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
50,907 Norway7
10,125 China7
150,293 Malaysia7
2,743 Belize6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old workman Joseph Wakefield who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on January 4, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Thomas Wakefield, aged 36, Catherine Wakefield, aged 4, 14 years old Ann Wakefield, 12 years old Elizabeth Wakefield, Immigrant Mary Wakefield, William Wakefield, aged 8, Catherine Wakefield, aged 6, 4 years old Emma Wakefield, and 19 other Wakefield around 66.67% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

26 years old laborer Rob. Wakefield who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on November 17, 1852 by Prince Albert put out from London.

Wakefield Namesakes

  • William Wakefield, English colonel
  • Felix Wakefield, English colonist
  • Gilbert Wakefield, English scholar and controversialist
  • H. Russell Wakefield, English short-story writer, novelist, publisher
  • Hugh Wakefield, English film actor, who played supporting roles
  • Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, significant philanthropist
  • S. A. Wakefield, He was best
  • John Peter Wakefield, English racing car driver
  • Arthur Wakefield, served with the Royal Navy, before joining his brother
  • Jerningham Wakefield, only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield
  • Edward Gibbon Wakefield, is considered a key figure
  • Tim Wakefield, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef
  • Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor and director
  • Fred Wakefield, former American football guard, tight end
  • James Wakefield, United States Representative from Minnesota
  • Buddy Wakefield, American performance poet/slam poet
  • Frank Wakefield, innovative American mandolin player
  • Dick Wakefield, left fielder
  • Howard Wakefield, professional baseball player
  • Charity Wakefield, English actress
  • Percy Wakefield, English first-class cricketer
  • Andre Wakefield, retired American professional basketball player
  • Milton Wakefield, Canadian provincial politician
  • Paul Wakefield, French former cricketer

Wakefield Namesakes

  • William Wakefield, English colonel
  • Felix Wakefield, English colonist
  • Gilbert Wakefield, English scholar and controversialist
  • H. Russell Wakefield, English short-story writer, novelist, publisher
  • Hugh Wakefield, English film actor, who played supporting roles
  • Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, significant philanthropist
  • S. A. Wakefield, He was best
  • John Peter Wakefield, English racing car driver
  • Arthur Wakefield, served with the Royal Navy, before joining his brother
  • Jerningham Wakefield, only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield
  • Edward Gibbon Wakefield, is considered a key figure
  • Tim Wakefield, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef
  • Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor and director
  • Fred Wakefield, former American football guard, tight end
  • James Wakefield, United States Representative from Minnesota
  • Buddy Wakefield, American performance poet/slam poet
  • Frank Wakefield, innovative American mandolin player
  • Dick Wakefield, left fielder
  • Howard Wakefield, professional baseball player
  • Charity Wakefield, English actress
  • Percy Wakefield, English first-class cricketer
  • Andre Wakefield, retired American professional basketball player
  • Milton Wakefield, Canadian provincial politician
  • Paul Wakefield, French former cricketer

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