Explore the Family Name Dornfeld

The meaning of Dornfeld

German: topographic name for someone who lived by a field where thorn bushes grew, from Middle High German, Middle Low German dorn ‘thorn’ + velt ‘open country’. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Heinz, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dornfeld has seen some fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 34,799th most common surname, and by 2010 it had dropped slightly to be the 35,764th most common. The actual count of people with this surname, however, increased from 614 in 2000 to 628 in 2010, marking a change of 2.28 percent. However, when considering proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of 8.7 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,799	#35,764	-2.77%
Count	614	628	2.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dornfeld

The ethnic identity associated with the Dornfeld surname is predominantly White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 98.37 percent of individuals with this surname identified as White, which decreased to 97.45 percent in 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.81 percent in 2000 to 1.27 percent in 2010, a significant change of 56.79 percent. Meanwhile, no significant changes were recorded for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. A new category emerged in 2010; a small percentage (0.80) of individuals with the Dornfeld surname identified as being of two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.37%	97.45%	-0.94%
Hispanic	0.81%	1.27%	56.79%
Two or More Races	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%