How common is the surname Duffield?

4,009 people in the United States had the surname Duffield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,013 Americans. It ranked 8,271st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Duffield?

Brian Duffield, American film director and screenwriter.

Where is the surname Duffield most common?

Wikidata records people named Duffield in the United States.

Is the surname Duffield getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,009 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Duffield

An English surname, carried by 4,009 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D143

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Duffield is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

* (Place in England) Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Duvelle. From Old English Dūfefeld, a compound of *dūfe (“dove”) + feld (“field”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,009 people named Duffield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,013 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,015.

#8,271

rank among US surnames

4,009

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,631)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,263	Pellegrini	4,011	76,975
#8,266	Winans	4,010	76,994
#8,271	Duffield	4,009	77,013
#8,272	Stuck	4,008	77,032
#8,274	Hinojos	4,006	77,071
#8,277	Beadle	4,005	77,090
#8,280	Yusuf	4,003	77,129

Who is named Duffield

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

90% of people named Duffield identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Duffields

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Duffield
American film director and screenwriter, born 1985

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Duffield come from?: * (Place in England) Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Duvelle. From Old English Dūfefeld, a compound of *dūfe (“dove”) + feld (“field”).
How common is the surname Duffield?: 4,009 people in the United States had the surname Duffield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,013 Americans. It ranked 8,271st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Duffield?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Duffield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Duffield?: Brian Duffield, American film director and screenwriter.
Where is the surname Duffield most common?: Wikidata records people named Duffield in the United States.
Is the surname Duffield getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,009 in 2010, down 0.1%.