How common is the surname Banfield?

2,508 people in the United States had the surname Banfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,104 Americans. It ranked 12,397th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Banfield?

Jillian Banfield, Australian geomicrobiologist.

Where is the surname Banfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Banfield in the United States.

Is the surname Banfield getting more or less common?

More common. 2,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,508 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Banfield

A surname, carried by 2,508 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banfield is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

* As an English and Irish (by way of Norman) surname, from Banville in Calvados. Sometimes confused with Bonfield, Benfield, but unrelated. * Also as an English surname, from several places in England with the name Bampfylde, first recognised in the parish of Weston Bampfylde near Castle Cary, in the county of Somerset. The name is composed of Old English bean + feld (“field”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,508 people named Banfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,104 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,279.

#12,397

rank among US surnames

2,508

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #12,487)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,389	Harrah	2,511	122,957
#12,393	Lovins	2,510	123,006
#12,395	Melia	2,509	123,055
#12,397	Banfield	2,508	123,104
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153

Who is named Banfield

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Banfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Banfields

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jillian Banfield
Australian geomicrobiologist, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Banfield

Banfield has the Soundex code B514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B514.

Questions

Where does the surname Banfield come from?: * As an English and Irish (by way of Norman) surname, from Banville in Calvados. Sometimes confused with Bonfield, Benfield, but unrelated. * Also as an English surname, from several places in England with the name Bampfylde, first recognised in the parish of Weston Bampfylde near Castle Cary, in…
How common is the surname Banfield?: 2,508 people in the United States had the surname Banfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,104 Americans. It ranked 12,397th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banfield?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Banfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Banfield?: Jillian Banfield, Australian geomicrobiologist.
Where is the surname Banfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Banfield in the United States.
Is the surname Banfield getting more or less common?: More common. 2,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,508 in 2010, up 10%.