Explore the Family Name Minnifield

The meaning of Minnifield

Variant of Minniefield.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Minnifield has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,426 and by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 29,064, showing a growth rate of 7.52%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 697 in 2000 to 816 in 2010, marking a significant increase of 17.07%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the surname Minnifield per 100,000 individuals moderately increased from 0.26 to 0.28 during this period, an upward shift of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#29,064	7.52%
Count	697	816	17.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.28	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Minnifield

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Minnifield, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The highest percentage of people with this surname identified as Black, although this group saw a small decrease of 1.95%, moving from 94.12% to 92.28%. Meanwhile, the White and Hispanic categories both saw substantial increases. The White category rose from 2.15% to 2.57%, a change of 19.53%, while the Hispanic category experienced a dramatic rise from 1.15% to 2.57%, marking a 123.48% increase. The proportion identifying with two or more races remained relatively stable with a slight increase from 2.44% to 2.45%, a change of 0.41%. No individuals with the surname Minnifield identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	94.12%	92.28%	-1.95%
White	2.15%	2.57%	19.53%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.57%	123.48%
Two or More Races	2.44%	2.45%	0.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%