Explore the Family Name Frankenfield

The meaning of Frankenfield

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Frankenfeld: habitational name from any of several places called Frankenfeld (literally, ‘Franconian field’) in central Germany and Bavaria. As a Jewish name, it is artificial.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frankenfield has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank stood at 18,520 and by 2010, it had fallen to 20,529, marking a decrease of 10.85%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname decreased by 6.04% over the decade, from 1375 in 2000 to 1292 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also saw a decline of 13.73%, indicating that its prevalence in the population dropped.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,520	#20,529	-10.85%
Count	1,375	1,292	-6.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.44	-13.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frankenfield

Ethnicity-wise, the majority of people named Frankenfield identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. However, there was a minor dip in the percentage, dropping from 97.53% to 97.06%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.65% to 1.08%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also saw an increase, going from 0.51% to 0.62%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races experienced a slight growth, increasing from 0.87% to 0.93%. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.53%	97.06%	-0.48%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.08%	66.15%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0.93%	6.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.62%	21.57%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%