The Scofield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,048 people carried this name — #5,731 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,127 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

112 families named Scofield, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 621 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 57
New York 31
Virginia 9
Maine 4
Pennsylvania 4
New Hampshire 2
Vermont 2
North Carolina 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 260 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Scofield in American newspapers,
1910–1922.

Newspaper page from The Caucasian carrying the name Scofield
The Caucasian 1910-06-19
Newspaper page from The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent carrying the name Scofield
The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent 1922-09-08
Newspaper page from The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent carrying the name Scofield
The Powder River County Examiner And The Broadus Independent 1922-11-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 55,477 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Scofield in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1970s.

790 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Scofield. The most, 179, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 492
Queensland 92
Victoria 69
Western Australia 68
Tasmania 37
South Australia 22
ACT (Canberra) 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Scofield.

Who carried it

People named Scofield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Glenni William Scofield
    Glenni William Scofield 1817–1891 · judge
  • Hiram Scofield
    Hiram Scofield 1830–1906 · lawyer
  • Edward Scofield
    Edward Scofield 1842–1925 · businessperson
  • Cyrus Ingerson Scofield
    Cyrus Ingerson Scofield 1843–1921 · lawyer
  • James L. Scofield d. 1919 · politician
  • Jacob Scofield 1741–1791

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Scofield,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States984 records

984 records of the Scofield name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 374
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 249
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 169
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 118
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 52
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donald T. Scofield

    Born 1922 in Montana. Enlisted 1942 at Tacoma, Washington; plumbers apprentice. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Lee Scofield

    Born 1946; from Bedford, Indiana. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1965 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hannah Scofield

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Java from Liverpool, aged 32; matron. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 984 records for Scofield in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada67 records

67 records of the Scofield name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 62
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Scofield

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Germany, landing at Quebec, bound for Collingwood, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Isaac Scofield

    Died 1956 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Cecil Scofield

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 67 records for Scofield in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Scofield name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Tasmanian Names Index 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Scofield

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Adrian, arriving 1830; certificate of freedom 1836.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Percy Scofield

    Retired of Huntingdale, Victoria; died 1972.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Percy Scofield

    Arrived in Victoria in 1923 aboard the Themistocles, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Scofield in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Scofield name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edna Scofield

    Died 1988, aged 83; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Emily Rachael Scofield

    Died 1924, aged 66; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frank Trevor Scofield

    Died 1962; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Scofield name in the United Kingdom Stirling Council burial records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Finlayson Scofield

    Buried in 1900 at Mar Place Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 30.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Scofield name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Ivan Edouard Scofield

    Born 1905 in the United States; died 1995 in Eaubonne (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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