How common is the surname Redfield?

2,752 people in the United States had the surname Redfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. It ranked 11,443rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Redfield?

James Redfield, American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer, followed by William Redfield.

Where is the surname Redfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Redfield in the United States.

Is the surname Redfield getting more or less common?

More common. 2,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,752 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Redfield

A place surname, carried by 2,752 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R314

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Redfield is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

From Middle Scots reid (“reed”) + fuyrd (“ford”), later influenced by red + field.

Redfield is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,752 people named Redfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,638.

#11,443

rank among US surnames

2,752

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,055)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,436	Bovee	2,754	112,108
#11,440	Wehr	2,753	112,149
#11,443	Nygaard	2,752	112,190
#11,448	Mancillas	2,751	112,230

Who is named Redfield

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

80% of people named Redfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Redfields

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Redfield
American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer, born 1950
William Redfield
American actor (1927-1976)
William C. Redfield
American politician (1858-1932)
Robert Redfield
American anthropologist (1897–1958)
Robert R. Redfield
American medical researcher, born 1951
William C. Redfield
American meteorologist (1789-1857)
Alfred C. Redfield
American oceanographer (1890–1983)
Edward Willis Redfield
American artist (1869-1965)
Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967)

Questions

Where does the surname Redfield come from?: From Middle Scots reid (“reed”) + fuyrd (“ford”), later influenced by red + field.
How common is the surname Redfield?: 2,752 people in the United States had the surname Redfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. It ranked 11,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Redfield?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Redfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Redfield?: James Redfield, American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer, followed by William Redfield.
Where is the surname Redfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Redfield in the United States.
What type of surname is Redfield?: Redfield is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Redfield getting more or less common?: More common. 2,638 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,752 in 2010, up 4.3%.