Field Name Meaning: Originating from the Anglo-Saxon 'feld' meaning 'open country'.
An Anglo-Saxon name which was probably given to someone who lived in the 'open country' (non-cultivated soil).
Discover how your Field ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 149 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 49 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 75 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 137 |
| Dorset | 23 |
| Durham | 112 |
| Essex | 242 |
| Gloucestershire | 247 |
| Hampshire | 287 |
| Herefordshire | 133 |
| Hertfordshire | 502 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 719 |
| Lancashire | 389 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 76 |
| London | 2,949 |
| Middlesex | 425 |
| Northumberland | 42 |
| Norfolk | 224 |
| Northamptonshire | 40 |
| Nottinghamshire | 39 |
| Oxfordshire | 237 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 66 |
| Somerset | 246 |
| Surrey | 524 |
| Sussex | 685 |
| Staffordshire | 330 |
| Warwickshire | 956 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 94 |
| Worcestershire | 568 |
| Yorkshire | 1,364 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 32 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 67 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,056 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 375 |
| Labourer | 277 |
| General Servant | 140 |
| Dress Maker | 111 |
| Domestic Servant | 110 |
| Laundress | 102 |
| Annuitant | 69 |
| Gardener | 69 |
| Carpenter | 66 |
| Servant | 49 |
| House Keeper | 48 |
| Farm Labourer | 45 |
| Tailor | 42 |
| Dressmaker | 42 |
| No Occupation | 40 |
| Shoe Maker | 40 |
| Cook | 37 |
| Coal Miner | 34 |
| Nurse | 33 |
| Wife Of Above | 32 |
| Errand Boy | 32 |
| Butcher | 31 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Clerk | 31 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Field | 7,037 |
| Mary Field | 6,308 |
| John Field | 5,244 |
| Elizabeth Field | 4,498 |
| George Field | 4,374 |
| Sarah Field | 3,675 |
| Thomas Field | 3,622 |
| James Field | 3,327 |
| Charles Field | 2,751 |
| Henry Field | 2,474 |
| Ann Field | 2,159 |
| Jane Field | 1,882 |
| Joseph Field | 1,749 |
| Eliza Field | 1,737 |
| Emma Field | 1,721 |
| Alice Field | 1,647 |
| Frederick Field | 1,621 |
| Annie Field | 1,513 |
| Alfred Field | 1,442 |
| Ellen Field | 1,378 |
| Edward Field | 1,376 |
| Emily Field | 1,320 |
| Arthur Field | 1,198 |
| Hannah Field | 1,041 |
| Albert Field | 1,017 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Field | 100% | 111,476 |
| 2 | Flood | 40% | 15,683 |
| 3 | Flude | 20% | 2,687 |
| 4 | Feild | 60% | 937 |
| 5 | Fold | 60% | 654 |
| 6 | Fould | 60% | 561 |
| 7 | Ofield | 83% | 530 |
| 8 | Filed | 60% | 371 |
| 9 | Floud | 40% | 330 |
| 10 | Ifould | 50% | 316 |
| 11 | Fuld | 60% | 283 |
| 12 | Ifield | 83% | 252 |
| 13 | Faldo | 40% | 137 |
The surname Field is the most popular version of all its varients