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.
Discover how your Whitfield ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whitfield | 2,994 |
| John Whitfield | 2,987 |
| William Whitfield | 2,445 |
| Thomas Whitfield | 1,978 |
| Elizabeth Whitfield | 1,787 |
| George Whitfield | 1,710 |
| Sarah Whitfield | 1,401 |
| James Whitfield | 1,078 |
| Jane Whitfield | 1,057 |
| Ann Whitfield | 951 |
| Joseph Whitfield | 909 |
| Margaret Whitfield | 853 |
| Robert Whitfield | 801 |
| Henry Whitfield | 683 |
| Annie Whitfield | 580 |
| Charles Whitfield | 571 |
| Hannah Whitfield | 537 |
| Edward Whitfield | 513 |
| Alice Whitfield | 462 |
| Ellen Whitfield | 452 |
| Richard Whitfield | 450 |
| Eliza Whitfield | 410 |
| Samuel Whitfield | 375 |
| Emma Whitfield | 366 |
| Isabella Whitfield | 354 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitfield | 100% | 40,595 |
| 2 | Whitefield | 90% | 7,337 |
| 3 | Whetfield | 89% | 102 |
The surname Whitfield is the most popular version of all its varients