Explore the Family Name Hartfield

The meaning of Hartfield

1. English (Sussex and Surrey): habitational name from Hartfield (East Sussex), from Old English heorot ‘stag, hart’ + feld ‘open country’. 2. Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Herzfeld.

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

The surname Hartfield, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw slight shifts in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 9180th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 9578th, marking a decrease of 4.34 percent. However, the count of individuals bearing the Hartfield surname increased during this decade, from 3,267 in 2000 to 3,394 in 2010, an upturn of 3.89 percent. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100k people declined by 4.96 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,180	#9,578	-4.34%
Count	3,267	3,394	3.89%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.15	-4.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartfield

With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the Hartfield surname is predominantly associated with White and Black ethnic identities. However, there were some small but notable changes observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Hartfields identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 28.57 percent, while those identifying with two or more races increased by 64.77 percent. Similarly, the Hispanic representation grew by 68.85 percent. On the other hand, the percentage of White and Black Hartfields decreased modestly, by 3.12 percent and 1.54 percent respectively. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group experienced a marginal increase of 1.92 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.75%	52.92%	-1.54%
White	42.36%	41.04%	-3.12%
Two or More Races	1.93%	3.18%	64.77%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.06%	68.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.52%	0.53%	1.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.21%	0.27%	28.57%