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.| Bedfordshire | 38 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 83 |
| Cambridgeshire | 19 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 234 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 145 |
| Derbyshire | 54 |
| Devon | 109 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 1,311 |
| Essex | 144 |
| Gloucestershire | 109 |
| Hampshire | 158 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 22 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 45 |
| Lancashire | 1,018 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 65 |
| London | 377 |
| Middlesex | 78 |
| Northumberland | 530 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 40 |
| Oxfordshire | 21 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 267 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 44 |
| Surrey | 74 |
| Sussex | 56 |
| Staffordshire | 279 |
| Warwickshire | 105 |
| Westmorland | 77 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 43 |
| Yorkshire | 1,018 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 34 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 84 |
| Living On Own Means | 76 |
| Farmer | 73 |
| General Servant Domestic | 51 |
| Dress Maker | 49 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 49 |
| Scholar | 31 |
| Domestic Servant | 25 |
| Dressmaker | 21 |
| Coal Hewer | 21 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Cook Domestic | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Gardener Domestic | 17 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 17 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 16 |
| Laundress Wash | 14 |
| Dock Labourer | 14 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 12 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 12 |
| School | 12 |
| Servant Domestic | 12 |
| House Maid Domestic | 11 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 11 |
| 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