Explore the Family Name Beddingfield

The meaning of Beddingfield

English (Suffolk): habitational name from Bedingfield in Suffolk. The placename is recorded in Domesday Book as Bedingefelda, from the Old English personal name Bēda + the connective particle -ing- ‘associated with, named after’ + feld ‘open country’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beddingfield has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 16,535th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 17,921st spot, marking an 8.38% decline. The number of people bearing this surname has also slightly decreased from 1,600 in 2000 to 1,560 in 2010, a decline of 2.5%. As a result, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.59 carrying the Beddingfield name in 2000, but this proportion fell 10.17% to 0.53 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,535	#17,921	-8.38%
Count	1,600	1,560	-2.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.53	-10.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beddingfield

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that individuals with the surname Beddingfield are predominantly White, with 92.50% identifying as such in 2000 and 89.55% in 2010. This marks a slight decline of 3.19% over the decade. The percentage of those reporting Black ethnicity increased from 4.94% to 6.73%, a growth of 36.23%. There was also a rise in the percentage of Beddingfields who identify as Hispanic (from 1.06% to 1.60%) and those claiming two or more races (from 0.94% to 1.54%). No Beddingfields identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.5%	89.55%	-3.19%
Black	4.94%	6.73%	36.23%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.6%	50.94%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.54%	63.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%