How common is the surname Mansfield?

18,725 people in the United States had the surname Mansfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,488 Americans. It ranked 1,923rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mansfield?

Jayne Mansfield, American actress (1933–1967), followed by Mike Mansfield.

Where is the surname Mansfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Mansfield in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Mansfield getting more or less common?

More common. 18,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,725 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Mansfield

An English surname, carried by 18,725 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mansfield is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + 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 18,725 people named Mansfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,488 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,498.

#1,923

rank among US surnames

18,725

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,780)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,914	Jacobsen	18,820	16,405
#1,916	Diehl	18,815	16,410
#1,917	Alarcon	18,805	16,418
#1,918	Hedrick	18,804	16,419
#1,919	Toney	18,787	16,434
#1,920	Cheung	18,765	16,453
#1,921	Darby	18,757	16,460

Who is named Mansfield

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

87% of people named Mansfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mansfields

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jayne Mansfield
American actress (1933–1967)
Mike Mansfield
American politician and diplomat (1903–2001)
Harvey Mansfield
American political philosopher, born 1932
David Mansfield
American musician, born 1956
Bob Mansfield
American businessman, born 1950
Arabella Mansfield
American lawyer and suffragist (1846–1911)
Ben Mansfield
Actor, born 1983
Comins Mansfield
British chess composer (1896-1984)
William Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst
British Army general (1819–1876)
Sally Mansfield
American actress (1923–2001)
Joseph Jefferson Mansfield
American politician (1861-1947)

Notable Mansfields come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mansfield come from?: From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).
How common is the surname Mansfield?: 18,725 people in the United States had the surname Mansfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,488 Americans. It ranked 1,923rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mansfield?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Mansfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mansfield?: Jayne Mansfield, American actress (1933–1967), followed by Mike Mansfield.
Where is the surname Mansfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Mansfield in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Mansfield getting more or less common?: More common. 18,498 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,725 in 2010, up 1.2%.