How common is the surname Bloomfield?

5,928 people in the United States had the surname Bloomfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. It ranked 5,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bloomfield?

Leonard Bloomfield, American linguist (1887–1949), followed by Mike Bloomfield.

Where is the surname Bloomfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Bloomfield in the United States.

Is the surname Bloomfield getting more or less common?

More common. 5,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,928 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Bloomfield

A surname, carried by 5,928 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B451

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bloomfield is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

From bloom + field.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,928 people named Bloomfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,880.

#5,833

rank among US surnames

5,928

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,443)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,826	Gourley	5,934	52,030
#5,827	Bridge	5,933	52,039
#5,829	Grimaldo	5,931	52,056
#5,833	Bloomfield	5,928	52,083
#5,835	Fore	5,927	52,091

Who is named Bloomfield

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

81% of people named Bloomfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bloomfields

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist (1887–1949)
Mike Bloomfield
American blues guitarist (1943-1981)
Michael J. Bloomfield
American astronaut, born 1959
Maurice Bloomfield
American classical philologist (1855-1928)
Theodore Bloomfield
American conductor (1923-1998)
Joseph Bloomfield
American general and 4th Governor of New Jersey (1753–1823)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bloomfield

Bloomberg

Bloomfield has the Soundex code B451, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B451.

Questions

Where does the surname Bloomfield come from?: From bloom + field.
How common is the surname Bloomfield?: 5,928 people in the United States had the surname Bloomfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. It ranked 5,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bloomfield?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Bloomfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bloomfield?: Leonard Bloomfield, American linguist (1887–1949), followed by Mike Bloomfield.
Where is the surname Bloomfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Bloomfield in the United States.
Is the surname Bloomfield getting more or less common?: More common. 5,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,928 in 2010, up 0.8%.