Explore the Family Name Schoolfield

The meaning of Schoolfield

English: variant of Schofield.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Schoolfield" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 24,368th most popular surname, which then slipped to the 24,608th position in 2010, marking a change of -0.98%. While the ranking slipped, the actual count of people with the Schoolfield surname increased from 963 in 2000 to 1,015 in 2010, a growth of 5.4%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decrease, from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010, a drop of -5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,368	#24,608	-0.98%
Count	963	1,015	5.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schoolfield

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in ethnic identity amongst individuals with the Schoolfield surname from 2000 to 2010. Those identifying as White experienced a decline from 56.59% to 51.23%, a change of -9.47%. However, there were notable increases in other ethnic categories. The percentage of those identifying as Black rose from 39.15% to 41.77%, a 6.69% increase. The Hispanic population also grew significantly from 1.56% to 2.66%, marking a substantial leap of 70.51%. The census began reporting for those identifying as Two or more races, and Asian/Pacific Islander, both showed an increase. Those identifying as Two or more races went up from 1.97% to 2.86%, a 45.18% increase, while Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were reported in 2010 at 0.79% and 0.69% respectively, up from 0% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.59%	51.23%	-9.47%
Black	39.15%	41.77%	6.69%
Two or More Races	1.97%	2.86%	45.18%
Hispanic	1.56%	2.66%	70.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.69%	0%