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

Springfield, 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 Springfield surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Springfield in America

Springfield is the 9112th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Springfield surname appeared 3,586 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 Springfield.

We can also compare 2010 data for Springfield 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 Springfield

The surname Springfield is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "spring" and "feld," meaning a field or meadow where a spring or stream is located. It is a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of the name lived near such a field or meadow.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 13th century, with mentions in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire and the Feet of Fines for Essex in the late 1200s. These records often spelled the name in various ways, such as Springfeld, Spryngfeld, or Springfild.

During the Middle Ages, the Springfield surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Warwickshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, where several places shared similar names, such as Springfield near Wolverhampton and Springfield near Kidderminster.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John de Springfeld, who was listed in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273. Another early record is that of Richard de Spryngfeld, mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Warwickshire in 1332.

Historically, the Springfield surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One such person was Thomas Springfield (c. 1551-1599), an English dramatist and poet who wrote plays for the Lord Admiral's Men theatre company in London during the Elizabethan era.

William Springfield (1610-1678) was a prominent English clergyman and author who served as the rector of Wilsford in Lincolnshire and published several religious works in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, John Springfield (1737-1821) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and later became a respected hydrographer and surveyor.

Another notable figure was Robert Springfield (1807-1876), a Scottish mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

Samuel Springfield (1822-1892) was an English artist and illustrator known for his detailed etchings and engravings of architectural subjects, particularly churches and cathedrals across Britain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Springfield

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

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

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