Explore the Family Name Seefeldt

The meaning of Seefeldt

German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Seefeld, from Middle High German sē ‘lake’ + velt ‘open country’.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Seefeldt saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 14,966 in 2000 to 15,970 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 6.71%. Despite its lowered rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1,812 to 1,818 during the same period, a rise of 0.33%. However, when taking into account the overall population, the proportion of people named Seefeldt per 100,000 decreased by 7.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,966	#15,970	-6.71%
Count	1,812	1,818	0.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.62	-7.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seefeldt

When examining the ethnicity of those with the Seefeldt surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we notice some changes. In 2000, the vast majority identified as White (97.19%), but this percentage slightly decreased to 96.37% by 2010. There was a notable rise in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, from 0.66% in 2000 to 1.32% in 2010, marking an increase of 100%. Interestingly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races both saw decreases in the same period, falling by 27.87% and 22.15%, respectively. Additionally, there were new identifications under Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in 2010 that were not reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	96.37%	-0.84%
Hispanic	0.66%	1.32%	100%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.16%	-22.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.44%	-27.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.44%	0%
Black	0%	0.28%	0%