Explore the Family Name Byfield

The meaning of Byfield

English: habitational name from Byfield, Northamptonshire. The name is derived from Old English bī ‘by, beside’ + feld ‘open land, for pasture or cultivation’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Byfield has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Byfield was ranked as the 22,143rd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had risen to the 21,157th position, indicating a notable increase in prevalence of 4.45 percent. The absolute count rose from 1,089 to 1,241 during this period, reflecting an increase of 13.96 percent. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, approximately 0.42 bore the surname Byfield in 2010, up from 0.4 in 2000, marking a rise of 5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,143	#21,157	4.45%
Count	1,089	1,241	13.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.42	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Byfield

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Byfield surname identified as Black, increasing from 51.88 percent in 2000 to 61.56 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White decreased from 38.66 percent to 30.46 percent over the same period. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races also decreased, going from 4.87 percent in 2000 to 3.38 percent in 2010. The Hispanic population remained relatively stable at around 3.2 percent. Notably, the 2010 decade saw the emergence of individuals with the Byfield surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories which were not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	51.88%	61.56%	18.66%
White	38.66%	30.46%	-21.21%
Two or More Races	4.87%	3.38%	-30.6%
Hispanic	3.21%	3.22%	0.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%