How common is the surname Mayfield?

29,805 people in the United States had the surname Mayfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,359 Americans. It ranked 1,184th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mayfield?

Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter (1942–1999), followed by Baker Mayfield.

Where is the surname Mayfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Mayfield in the United States.

How do you pronounce Mayfield?

Mayfield is /ˈmeɪfild/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Mayfield getting more or less common?

More common. 29,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,805 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Mayfield

A surname, carried by 29,805 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmeɪfild/ 2 syllables Soundex M143

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mayfield is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,805 people named Mayfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,359 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,136.

#1,184

rank among US surnames

29,805

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,100)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,175	Pereira	29,898	10,327
#1,176	Ly	29,891	10,329
#1,177	Joyner	29,884	10,331
#1,178	Richter	29,880	10,333
#1,179	Farris	29,877	10,334
#1,180	Tracy	29,867	10,337
#1,181	Bacon	29,860	10,340

Who is named Mayfield

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

65% of people named Mayfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mayfields

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Curtis Mayfield
American singer-songwriter (1942–1999)
Baker Mayfield
American football player (born 1995)
Les Mayfield
American film director (born 1959)
Percy Mayfield
American singer and songwriter (1920-1984)
Scott Mayfield
American ice hockey player, born 1992
Earle Bradford Mayfield
American politician (1881-1964)
Jeremy Mayfield
American racing driver, born 1969

Questions

How common is the surname Mayfield?: 29,805 people in the United States had the surname Mayfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,359 Americans. It ranked 1,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mayfield?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Mayfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mayfield?: Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter (1942–1999), followed by Baker Mayfield.
Where is the surname Mayfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Mayfield in the United States.
How do you pronounce Mayfield?: Mayfield is /ˈmeɪfild/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Mayfield getting more or less common?: More common. 29,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,805 in 2010, up 2.3%.