Orfield is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Orfield
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Lastname is the variant of the Oldfield. Dweller near the old field, a designation given to a field after another has been cleared; one who came from Aldfield, i.e., old field, in Yorkshire.

The surname Orfield is variant form of Oldacre. Local: "the old acre," i.e. field.

Is the variant of the Oldfield. Guy de Provence, who came to this country in the suite of Eleanor, on her marriage to King Henry III in 1236, married Alice, sister of Sir Patrick de Hartwell, and with her obtained the manor and lands of Oldfield, county of Chester. Their grandson, Richard, was the first who assumed the name De Oldfield. B.L.G.

How popular is Orfield?

Orfield is common in United States.

Orfield is ranked 593061 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Orfield bearers increased by 1.53 per cent in 2010 US census to 398 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1991 spots and ranked at 52169. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.22 96.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.51 1.28
Others 2.26 1.53
Orfield is a very rare surname, few people in United States have the family name and might be arised from United States. Around 525 people have been found who wears Orfield as their family name. Few people around the world have Orfield as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Orfield:
54,902 United States523

Orfield Namesakes

  • Draft:Gary Orfield,

Orfield Namesakes

  • Draft:Gary Orfield,

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