Explore the Family Name Sinkfield

The meaning of Sinkfield

Variant of Sinquefield.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sinkfield has seen a positive shift in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, Sinkfield was ranked 30,352nd in popularity among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the 28,856th position, marking a change of 4.93%. The number of people bearing this surname increased from 727 in 2000 to 824 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 13.34%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of Sinkfield grew from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010, an increase of 3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,352	#28,856	4.93%
Count	727	824	13.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sinkfield

The ethnicity distribution of the Sinkfield surname also shows some changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, a significant 95.60% of individuals with the Sinkfield surname identified as Black. By 2010, although this percentage remained high at 91.63%, it marked a slight decrease of 4.15%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races increased dramatically from 2.61% in 2000 to 5.58% in 2010, a leap of 113.79%. Similarly, those identifying as White increased from 1.10% in 2000 to 1.58% in 2010, indicating a 43.64% rise. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Sinkfield surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. A new ethnicity group emerged in 2010, with 0.97% identifying as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	95.6%	91.63%	-4.15%
Two or More Races	2.61%	5.58%	113.79%
White	1.1%	1.58%	43.64%
Hispanic	0%	0.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%