How common is the surname Scofield?

6,048 people in the United States had the surname Scofield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,049 Americans. It ranked 5,731st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Scofield?

Paul Scofield, British actor (1922–2008), followed by John Scofield.

Where is the surname Scofield most common?

Wikidata records people named Scofield in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Scofield getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,048 in 2010, down 1.3%.

The surname Scofield

A surname, carried by 6,048 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S143

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scofield is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,048 people named Scofield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,049 Americans. That is down 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,127.

#5,731

rank among US surnames

6,048

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,232)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,727	Hindman	6,056	50,982
#5,729	Chaffee	6,053	51,007
#5,730	Maupin	6,051	51,024
#5,731	Scofield	6,048	51,049

Who is named Scofield

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

92% of people named Scofield identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Scofields

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Scofield
British actor (1922–2008)
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951)
Cyrus Ingerson Scofield
American theologian, minister and writer (1843-1921)

Notable Scofields come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Scofield

Schofield

Scofield has the Soundex code S143, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S143.

Questions

How common is the surname Scofield?: 6,048 people in the United States had the surname Scofield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,049 Americans. It ranked 5,731st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Scofield?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Scofield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Scofield?: Paul Scofield, British actor (1922–2008), followed by John Scofield.
Where is the surname Scofield most common?: Wikidata records people named Scofield in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Scofield getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,048 in 2010, down 1.3%.