How common is the surname Westerfield?

3,748 people in the United States had the surname Westerfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,376 Americans. It ranked 8,753rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Westerfield?

James Westerfield, American actor (1913-1971).

Where is the surname Westerfield most common?

Wikidata records people named Westerfield in the United States.

Is the surname Westerfield getting more or less common?

More common. 3,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,748 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Westerfield

A surname, carried by 3,748 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Westerfield is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,748 people named Westerfield in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,376 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,704.

#8,753

rank among US surnames

3,748

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,231)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,746	Shackleford	3,751	82,310
#8,747	Stansberry	3,750	82,332
#8,749	Boutin	3,749	82,354
#8,753	Westerfield	3,748	82,376
#8,756	Karcher	3,746	82,420
#8,758	Avitia	3,745	82,442
#8,761	Files	3,744	82,464

Who is named Westerfield

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

87% of people named Westerfield identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Westerfields

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Westerfield
American actor (1913-1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Westerfield

Westerfield has the Soundex code W236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W236.

Questions

How common is the surname Westerfield?: 3,748 people in the United States had the surname Westerfield in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,376 Americans. It ranked 8,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Westerfield?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Westerfield identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Westerfield?: James Westerfield, American actor (1913-1971).
Where is the surname Westerfield most common?: Wikidata records people named Westerfield in the United States.
Is the surname Westerfield getting more or less common?: More common. 3,704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,748 in 2010, up 1.2%.