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 | 143 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 56 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 69 |
| Cornwall | 16 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 146 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 96 |
| Essex | 128 |
| Gloucestershire | 196 |
| Hampshire | 196 |
| Herefordshire | 131 |
| Hertfordshire | 460 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 622 |
| Lancashire | 287 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 100 |
| London | 2,040 |
| Middlesex | 341 |
| Northumberland | 34 |
| Norfolk | 201 |
| Northamptonshire | 60 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 195 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 41 |
| Suffolk | 78 |
| Somerset | 237 |
| Surrey | 405 |
| Sussex | 520 |
| Staffordshire | 279 |
| Warwickshire | 769 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 107 |
| Worcestershire | 452 |
| Yorkshire | 1,170 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 29 |
| Pembrokeshire | 20 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,556 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 435 |
| Labourer | 167 |
| House Servant | 111 |
| Dress Maker | 108 |
| Servant | 91 |
| Laundress | 87 |
| General Servant | 64 |
| Shoe Maker | 59 |
| Carpenter | 57 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Tailor | 46 |
| Carter | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 42 |
| House Maid | 41 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| Straw Plaiter | 31 |
| Fund Holder | 31 |
| Nurse | 30 |
| Cook | 30 |
| Gardener | 28 |
| Butcher | 27 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Cordwainer | 25 |
| 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