Explore the Family Name Fallowfield

The meaning of Fallowfield

English (northern): habitational name from Fallowfield in Saint John Lee (Northumbria) or Fallowfield in Withington (Lancashire). The placenames derive from Old English fealu ‘fallow-colored, yellowish’ or falh ‘newly cultivated land or fallow land’ + feld ‘open land’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fallowfield has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 115,489, and in 2010 it moved up in rank to 111,988, a change of 3.03 percent. The number of people carrying this surname also increased over the decade, going from 140 in 2000 to 157 in 2010 – a growth rate of 12.14 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals remained constant at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#115,489	#111,988	3.03%
Count	140	157	12.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fallowfield

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Fallowfield, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly connected with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, approximately 97.86 percent of those with this name identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly to 94.90 percent by 2010. The data does not show any significant presence of this surname among other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. There are also no recorded individuals identifying as having two or more races with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	94.9%	-3.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%