Explore the Family Name Edenfield

The meaning of Edenfield

English: variant of Ettenfield, a habitational name from Edenfield in Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire), so named from Old English ēg ‘well-watered land’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’ + feld ‘open country’. This variant may have died out in present-day Britain. In the US, it is concentrated in GA and FL.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Edenfield saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranking 10,022nd in 2000, it fell to 10,555th in 2010, marking a -5.32 change in rank. Despite this drop, the count of people with the Edenfield surname increased from 2,967 to 3,036 over the same period. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, a decrease from 1.1 to 1.03 was observed, showing a -6.36 change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,022	#10,555	-5.32%
Count	2,967	3,036	2.33%
Proportion per 100k	1.1	1.03	-6.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Edenfield

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an increase in diversity among those carrying the Edenfield surname. In 2000, the majority identified as White (95.01%) and this figure slightly decreased to 93.15% by 2010. The percentage who identified as Black also increased from 2.33% to 3.03%. Notable increases were seen in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, more than doubling from 0.20% to 0.46%, and in the Hispanic category, which saw an increase from 1.11% to 1.55%. There was also a rise in the number of Edenfields identifying as two or more races, from 1.04% to 1.42%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.30% to 0.40%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.01%	93.15%	-1.96%
Black	2.33%	3.03%	30.04%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.55%	39.64%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.42%	36.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.46%	130%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0.4%	33.33%