Mansfield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mansfield Name Meaning: A habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire named Mansfield.

The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robertus Mannsfeld,dated 1379.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mansfield Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mansfield family

Profession Census Frequency
School 799
Farm Labourer 68
Labourer 60
General Labourer 52
Private Means 49
None 48
General Servant (domestic) 45
At Home 36
Dressmaker 31
Domestic Servant 30
At School 28
Shop Assistant 27
Carpenter 25
Gardener Domestic 24
Clerk 23
Coal Miner Hewer 23
Butcher 22
Carman 21
House Painter 21
Charwoman 19
Farmer 19
Cook (domestic) 18
Soldier 18
General Servant Domestic 17
Housemaid (domestic) 17

Mansfield Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mansfield 100% 39,631
2 Mansfold 78% 394

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The surname Mansfield is the most popular version of all its varients

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