Last Name OLDFIELD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the old field; also 'of Oldfield.' Naturally this is a surname that belongs to various districts. Even the earliest instances are found scattered in separate parts of the country. There is a hamlet in the parish of Heswall, county Cheshire, which has given birth to many of the name.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 10,334 (2000 US census) 10,719 (1990 US census)
Count 2,856 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.48%, or 2727 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.23%, or 35 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 12 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.35%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 40 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.12%, or 32 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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