Explore the Family Name Offield

The meaning of Offield

English: variant of Oldfield.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Offield has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Offield was ranked 38,464 in terms of prevalence, but this ranking fell to 40,016 by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.03%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname rose marginally from 541 to 548, representing a growth of 1.29%. However, when considered in proportion to every 100,000 people in the U.S. population, the presence of the name Offield declined by 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,464	#40,016	-4.03%
Count	541	548	1.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Offield

The ethnic identity associated with the Offield surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, accounting for 90.57% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 89.42% in 2010. The representation of the Hispanic ethnicity within the Offield group experienced a significant increase of 76.06%, growing from 2.59% to 4.56%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities showed a small decrease over the decade, dropping from 2.22% to 2.19%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category also saw a decline from 2.59% to 2.37%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Offield surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.57%	89.42%	-1.27%
Hispanic	2.59%	4.56%	76.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.59%	2.37%	-8.49%
Two or More Races	2.22%	2.19%	-1.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%