Explore the Family Name Corfield

The meaning of Corfield

English (Welsh Marches and West Midlands): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place associated with the river Corve in Shropshire (which is from Old English corf ‘cutting’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Corfield has seen a slight decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Corfield was ranked at 63,297 in terms of popularity and counted among 295 individuals. By 2010, however, the surname had dropped in its rank to 69,579 and showed a decrease in count to 282 individuals. This represents a change of -9.92 in rank and a reduction of -4.41 in count over the 10-year period. The proportion per 100k also saw a decrease of -9.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#69,579	-9.92%
Count	295	282	-4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corfield

When discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Corfield, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In 2000, this represented 93.56% of individuals, and in 2010, it slightly increased to 93.97%. Additionally, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.69% in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010. However, the data shows no individuals with the Corfield surname identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or two or more races in 2010, despite some representation in these categories in 2000. These figures were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.56%	93.97%	0.44%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.13%	26.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.69%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%