Explore the Family Name Highfield

The meaning of Highfield

English: habitational name from any of numerous minor places called Highfield (for example, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire), or a topographic name from Middle English heigh ‘high’ + feld ‘flattish open country; field, pasture’. Compare Field.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Highfield slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 17,040th most popular surname in 2000, it fell to the 17,980th position by 2010, a decrease of 5.52%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1,537 in 2000 to 1,553 in 2010, showing a growth of 1.04%. The proportion of Highfields per 100,000 people also saw a small decline of 7.02% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,040	#17,980	-5.52%
Count	1,537	1,553	1.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.53	-7.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Highfield

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Highfield, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has shown some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the vast majority of Highfields were identified as White (96.23%), but this figure dropped slightly by 1.16% to 95.11% in 2010. The percentage of Highfields identifying themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic both rose, at 14.12% and 8.87% respectively. There was a significant increase in those identifying as 'Two or more races', up by 42.74%. The 2010 data also showed a new recognition among Highfields of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, which hadn't been present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	95.11%	-1.16%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.67%	42.74%
Hispanic	1.24%	1.35%	8.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0.97%	14.12%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.39%	0%