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

Saffold, 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 Saffold surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saffold in America

Saffold is the 16327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saffold surname appeared 1,765 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Saffold.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saffold 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 Saffold

The surname Saffold has its origins in England, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be a locational name, derived from a place called Saffold or Safford in the county of Shropshire. The name is thought to have evolved from the Old English words "sæfer" meaning a kind of plant or dye, and "feld" meaning a field or open land.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire from 1199, where a person named Walter de Safforde is listed. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various forms such as Safford, Safforde, and Safforth in various records across the West Midlands region of England. This includes references to individuals like William de Safford in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1272 and John de Safforth in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332.

By the 14th century, the surname had spread to other parts of England, as evidenced by records such as the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire from 1379, which mentions a John Safford. During this period, the name was also sometimes spelled as Safforth or Safforthe.

One notable historical figure with the surname Saffold was Thomas Saffold, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, and served as the city's mayor in 1617. Another individual of note was Richard Saffold, a 17th-century English clergyman and author, who wrote several religious works.

In the 18th century, the Saffold surname gained prominence in the American colonies, with individuals like Reuben Saffold, a prominent landowner and planter in South Carolina, who was born in 1725. Another notable figure was James Saffold, a soldier and judge in Mississippi, who served in the American Revolutionary War and was born in 1759.

Throughout the 19th century, the Saffold name continued to be found across various regions of England and the United States. Notable individuals from this period include Joseph Saffold, an English textile manufacturer and industrialist born in 1813, and Nathaniel Saffold, an American politician and judge from Alabama, who was born in 1825.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saffold

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

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 Saffold 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 Saffold 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 Saffold was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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