Find out how popular the last name Maxfield is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maxfield.

Maxfield, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maxfield surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maxfield in America

Maxfield is the 5786th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maxfield surname appeared 5,987 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Maxfield.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maxfield to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maxfield

The surname MAXFIELD originates from England and is thought to date back to the 11th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "maesc" meaning "bog" or "marsh" and "feld" meaning "field" or "open land". It likely referred to someone who lived near a marshy or boggy field.

The earliest known record of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelled "Maschefelt". This entry refers to a place in Nottinghamshire. Other early spellings include "Maschefeld" and "Maxfeild".

In the 13th century, there are records of a Robert de Maxfield who held lands in Staffordshire. Another early bearer of the name was William de Maxfield, who was mentioned in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1205 in Derbyshire.

The surname MAXFIELD is also associated with several place names in England, such as Maxfield in Cheshire, and Maxfield Farm in Staffordshire. These locations likely derived their names from the same Old English root words as the surname.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Sir John Maxfield (c. 1480 - 1555), who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1531. Another notable figure was Thomas Maxfield (1590 - 1616), an English Quaker preacher and one of the earliest followers of George Fox.

Other historical figures with the MAXFIELD surname include:

• William Maxfield (1630 - 1698), an English Puritan minister and author.
• Musgrave Maxfield (1667 - 1726), an English barrister and writer.
• Joseph Maxfield (1671 - 1747), an English Quaker leader and writer.
• William Maxfield (1770 - 1848), an English landscape painter.
• John Maxfield (1835 - 1900), an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maxfield

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maxfield.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maxfield was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maxfield has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maxfield was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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