How common is the surname Wakefield?

14,587 people in the United States had the surname Wakefield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,166 Americans. It ranked 2,472nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Wakefield?

Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor, followed by Tim Wakefield.

Where is the surname Wakefield most common?

Wikidata records people named Wakefield in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Wakefield?

Wakefield is /ˈweɪkfiːld/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Wakefield getting more or less common?

More common. 14,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,587 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Wakefield

A place surname, carried by 14,587 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈweɪkfiːld/ 2 syllables Soundex W214

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wakefield is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A habitational surname from Old English.

Wakefield 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 14,587 people named Wakefield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,166 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,058.

#2,472

rank among US surnames

14,587

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,360)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,463	Silverman	14,636	21,095
#2,464	Meehan	14,630	21,104
#2,465	Dennison	14,629	21,105
#2,466	Knott	14,622	21,115
#2,467	Perales	14,593	21,157
#2,469	Mulligan	14,590	21,161
#2,471	Bliss	14,588	21,164

Who is named Wakefield

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

81% of people named Wakefield identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Wakefields

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rhys Wakefield
Australian actor, born 1988
Tim Wakefield
American professional baseball pitcher (1966–2023)
Charity Wakefield
British actress, born 1980
Ruth Graves Wakefield
American chef (1903-1977)
Mark Wakefield
American musician, born 1974

Notable Wakefields come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Wakefield?: 14,587 people in the United States had the surname Wakefield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,166 Americans. It ranked 2,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wakefield?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Wakefield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Wakefield?: Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor, followed by Tim Wakefield.
Where is the surname Wakefield most common?: Wikidata records people named Wakefield in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Wakefield?: Wakefield is /ˈweɪkfiːld/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Wakefield?: Wakefield is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Wakefield getting more or less common?: More common. 14,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,587 in 2010, up 3.8%.