Oldfield Name Meaning: Habitational from various minor place with this name. Old English (e)ald 'old' + feld 'open country'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.Allfield in Shropshire is identical in origin with 'Oldfield',hence certain grouping 'Offield' or 'Ofield'.
Discover how your Oldfield ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 99 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 345 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 36 |
| Derbyshire | 366 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 42 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 43 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 14 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 47 |
| Lancashire | 832 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 83 |
| London | 269 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 138 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 64 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 14 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 67 |
| Surrey | 32 |
| Sussex | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 79 |
| Warwickshire | 54 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 1,735 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 69 |
| Flintshire | 60 |
| Glamorgan | 22 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 954 |
| Coal Miner | 100 |
| Cotton Weaver | 78 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 47 |
| General Labourer | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| General Servant | 25 |
| Cotton Operative | 24 |
| Worsted Spinner | 23 |
| Annuitant | 21 |
| Woollen Weaver | 21 |
| House Keeper | 20 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Worsted Weaver | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Cotton Winder | 16 |
| Silk Weaver | 15 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Cotton Piecer | 14 |
| Lead Miner | 14 |
| Carter | 13 |
| Farmer | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Oldfield | 2,387 |
| John Oldfield | 2,323 |
| William Oldfield | 2,106 |
| Sarah Oldfield | 1,549 |
| Elizabeth Oldfield | 1,501 |
| George Oldfield | 1,275 |
| Thomas Oldfield | 1,167 |
| James Oldfield | 1,113 |
| Ann Oldfield | 909 |
| Joseph Oldfield | 709 |
| Hannah Oldfield | 663 |
| Jane Oldfield | 622 |
| Henry Oldfield | 568 |
| Robert Oldfield | 564 |
| Annie Oldfield | 519 |
| Martha Oldfield | 519 |
| Emma Oldfield | 499 |
| Charles Oldfield | 478 |
| Alice Oldfield | 476 |
| Ellen Oldfield | 465 |
| Margaret Oldfield | 423 |
| Eliza Oldfield | 403 |
| Samuel Oldfield | 379 |
| Edward Oldfield | 331 |
| Frederick Oldfield | 327 |