How common is the surname Caulfield?

3,818 people in the United States had the surname Caulfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,866 Americans. It ranked 8,617th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Caulfield?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Caulfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Caulfield?

Emma Caulfield, American actress, followed by Joan Caulfield.

Where is the surname Caulfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Caulfield in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Caulfield getting more or less common?

More common. 3,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,818 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Caulfield

A surname, carried by 3,818 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C414

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Caulfield is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,818 people named Caulfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,866 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,620.

#8,617

rank among US surnames

3,818

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,393)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,609	Borowski	3,821	80,802
#8,610	Felt	3,820	80,823
#8,611	Heng	3,819	80,845
#8,617	Marrone	3,818	80,866
#8,622	Hänsel	3,815	80,929
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951

Who is named Caulfield

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

94% of people named Caulfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caulfields

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emma Caulfield
American actress, born 1973
Joan Caulfield
American actress and former fashion model (1922-1991)
Maxwell Caulfield
British actor, born 1959
Patrick Caulfield
British artist (1936-2005)

Notable Caulfields come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Caulfield?: 3,818 people in the United States had the surname Caulfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,866 Americans. It ranked 8,617th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caulfield?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Caulfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Caulfield?: Emma Caulfield, American actress, followed by Joan Caulfield.
Where is the surname Caulfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Caulfield in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Caulfield getting more or less common?: More common. 3,620 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,818 in 2010, up 5.5%.