Explore the Family Name Barnfield

The meaning of Barnfield

English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from any of various minor places called Barnfield, notably from Barnfield Farm in Luppitt, Devon or Barnfield Shaw in Mayfield, Sussex, probably from Middle English barn ‘barn’ + feld ‘area of open country’.

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How common is the last name Barnfield in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Barnfield decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,546th but fell to the 49,914th position by 2010, indicating a -14.62% change. During the same period, the count of individuals with this last name also dropped from 467 to 420, marking a decrease of -10.06%. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Barnfield per 100k in the population diminished by -17.65%, from 0.17 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#49,914	-14.62%
Count	467	420	-10.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barnfield

The ethnic identity distribution associated with the Barnfield surname also changed according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There wasn't any representation for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native categories in either 2000 or 2010. The percentage of those identifying as white with this surname reduced from 76.66% in 2000 to 70.95% in 2010, a -7.45% shift. However, there was growth within some ethnic groups. Those identifying as two or more races increased significantly from 2.14% to 4.05%, a leap of 89.25%. Similarly, the Hispanic representation rose by 11.25%, going from 4.71% to 5.24%, and the Black community increased by 14.27%, moving from 15.63% to 17.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.66%	70.95%	-7.45%
Black	15.63%	17.86%	14.27%
Hispanic	4.71%	5.24%	11.25%
Two or More Races	2.14%	4.05%	89.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%