How common is the surname Benfield?

5,138 people in the United States had the surname Benfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,091 Americans. It ranked 6,593rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Benfield?

Derek Benfield, British actor and playwright (1926–2009), followed by John Benfield.

Where is the surname Benfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Benfield in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Benfield getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,138 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Benfield

A surname, carried by 5,138 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). Benfield is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Variant of Benefield.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,138 people named Benfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,091 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,264.

#6,593

rank among US surnames

5,138

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,017)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,589	Kranz	5,141	60,056
#6,590	Yanes	5,140	60,067
#6,591	Knighton	5,139	60,079
#6,593	Benfield	5,138	60,091

Who is named Benfield

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

93% of people named Benfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benfields

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Derek Benfield
British actor and playwright (1926–2009)
John Benfield
British actor (1951–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benfield

Benfield 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 Benfield come from?: Variant of Benefield.
How common is the surname Benfield?: 5,138 people in the United States had the surname Benfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,091 Americans. It ranked 6,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benfield?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Benfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Benfield?: Derek Benfield, British actor and playwright (1926–2009), followed by John Benfield.
Where is the surname Benfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Benfield in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Benfield getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,138 in 2010, down 2.4%.