Fifield

English

Etymology

From Old English fīf (five) + hīd (hide, a unit of land).

Proper noun

Fifield (countable and uncountable, plural Fifields)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A village in Bray parish, Windsor and Maidenhead district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9076).
    2. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2318). [1]
    3. A hamlet in Enford parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1450).
    4. A town in Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fifield is the 11622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2699 individuals. Fifield is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.

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