Wakefield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wakefield Name Meaning: A locational name given to someone from an area of the same name.

From the Olde English 'wacu' vigil, festival or wake + 'feld' pasture, open country. So literally 'the festival field'

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wakefield Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wakefield family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 423
Agricultural Labourer 165
House Servant 80
Labourer 69
Farm Labourer 49
At Home 41
Servant 37
Dress Maker 28
Carpenter 27
General Servant 24
Annuitant 21
Farm Servant 20
Pauper 20
Ag Lab 20
Scholar At Home 19
Coal Miner 18
Frame Work Knitter 15
Farmers Son 14
House Keeper 14
Engineer 14
Errand Boy 13
Farmer 13
Wife 11
Laundress 11
Grocer 10

Wakefield Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wakefield 100% 40,254
2 Wakfield 89% 250

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