Explore the Family Name Rayfield

The meaning of Rayfield

English (Kent): from a Middle English form of an unrecorded Old English personal name Ræfweald (from an uncertain first element + weald ‘power’).

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

Based on the data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rayfield has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rayfield ranked 11,650th in terms of popularity, accounting for about 0.91 per 100k people with a total count of 2,467 individuals. By 2010, it had dropped to the 12,659th position, representing about 0.83 per 100k people with a count of 2,443 individuals. This represents an 8.66% drop in rank and a 0.97% drop in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,650	#12,659	-8.66%
Count	2,467	2,443	-0.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.83	-8.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rayfield

As for the ethnicity associated with the surname Rayfield, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that predominantly, this surname is held by individuals identifying as White, accounting for 85.41% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 83.38% in 2010. There was also a notable presence in the Black community, with 11.55% in 2000 and increasing to 12.77% in 2010. The number of Rayfields who identify as Hispanic increased from 1.42% to 1.72%, while those identifying with two or more races rose from 1.13% to 1.43%. The percentage of Rayfields who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were previously unrecorded in 2000, but by 2010 they accounted for 0.37% and 0.33% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.41%	83.38%	-2.38%
Black	11.55%	12.77%	10.56%
Hispanic	1.42%	1.72%	21.13%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.43%	26.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.37%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%