Whitfield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Whitfield Name Meaning : Habitational from various places named 'Whitfield'.
Hwit 'white' + feld 'open country'.
The name is of english origin.
The above could indicate 'the white plain',chalky earth.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
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35
71
106
141
177
212
247
283
318
353
389
Buckinghamshire
6
Cambridgeshire
17
Channel Islands
7
Cheshire
80
Carmarthenshire
1
Cornwall
18
Cumberland
87
Derbyshire
17
Denbighshire
22
Devon
69
Dorset
8
Durham
424
Essex
12
Flintshire
21
Glamorgan
3
Gloucestershire
38
Hampshire
44
Herefordshire
7
Hertfordshire
2
Hunts and Rutland
2
Kent
16
Lancashire
427
Leicestershire
1
Lincolnshire
48
London
215
Middlesex
6
Montgomeryshire
9
Northumberland
278
Norfolk
13
Northamptonshire
22
Nottinghamshire
5
Oxfordshire
20
Pembrokeshire
5
Radnorshire
1
Shropshire
149
Somerset
34
Surrey
19
Sussex
21
Staffordshire
60
Warwickshire
58
Westmorland
29
Wiltshire
16
Worcestershire
5
Yorkshire
499
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Suffolk
0
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Whitfield Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Whitfield family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
112
Female Servant
112
Farmer
83
Independent
65
Labourer
55
Coal Miner
35
Male Servant
29
Lead Miner
24
Shoe Maker
19
Blacksmith
16
Joiner
11
Grocer
10
Laundress
10
Clerk
9
Dress Maker
9
Ag Labourer
9
Miller
8
Lead Ore Miner
8
Wool Comber
8
Carpenter
7
Weaver
7
Butcher
7
Mason
6
Smith
6
Lab
6
Most Frequent Forenames for Whitfield
Whitfield Surname Variants Ranking
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