How common is the surname Field?

24,543 people in the United States had the surname Field in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,580 Americans. It ranked 1,452nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Field?

Sally Field, American actress, followed by Cyrus West Field.

Where is the surname Field most common?

Wikidata records people named Field in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Field getting more or less common?

More common. 24,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,543 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Field

A surname, carried by 24,543 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Field is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,543 people named Field in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,580 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,374.

#1,452

rank among US surnames

24,543

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,443	Elias	24,696	12,502
#1,444	Jacob	24,688	12,506
#1,445	Meredith	24,679	12,510
#1,446	McElroy	24,668	12,516
#1,447	Groves	24,629	12,536
#1,448	Uribe	24,612	12,545
#1,449	Hoskins	24,581	12,560

Who is named Field

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

90% of people named Field identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fields

35 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sally Field
American actress, born 1946
Cyrus West Field
American businessman (1819–1892)
Todd Field
American actor and filmmaker (born 1964)
Betty Field
American actress (1913/1916–1973)
Chelsea Field
American actress, born 1957
Syd Field
American screenwriting guru (1935-2013)
Ayda Field
American actress and model, born 1979
Patricia Field
American costume and fashion designer (born 1941)
Virginia Field
British actress (1917–1992)
Margaret Field
American actress (1922-2011)
Eugene Field
American writer (1850-1895)
Mary Field
American film actress and director (1909-1996)

Notable Fields come mostly from the United States (28), Australia (4) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Feild

Surnames that sound like Field

Field has the Soundex code F430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F430.

Questions

How common is the surname Field?: 24,543 people in the United States had the surname Field in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,580 Americans. It ranked 1,452nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Field?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Field identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Field?: Sally Field, American actress, followed by Cyrus West Field.
Where is the surname Field most common?: Wikidata records people named Field in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
Is the surname Field getting more or less common?: More common. 24,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,543 in 2010, up 0.7%.
What are other spellings of Field?: Feild.