Explore the Family Name Orfield

The meaning of Orfield

Possibly English: habitational name from Horfield, Gloucestershire, named with Old English horu ‘mud, dirt’ + feld ‘open country’. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Gerhard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Orfield has seen a slight decrease. In 2000, Orfield was ranked as the 50,178th most popular last name in the United States and increased to the 52,169th position by 2010, marking a decline of approximately 3.97 percent. However, the number of individuals carrying the Orfield surname did increase slightly from 392 in 2000 to 398 in 2010, showing an increase of 1.53 percent. Despite this growth, the proportion of people with the surname Orfield per 100,000 residents decreased by 13.33 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,178	#52,169	-3.97%
Count	392	398	1.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orfield

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Orfield surname identify as White, though there was a slight decrease of 2.03 percent between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Orfields identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled during this time period, increasing from 1.28 percent to 2.51 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying as belonging to two or more races rose by 47.71 percent from 2000 to 2010. There were no recorded instances of Orfields identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	94.22%	-2.03%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.51%	96.09%
Two or More Races	1.53%	2.26%	47.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%