Wakefield Name Meaning: A locational name given to someone from an area of the same name.
From the Olde English 'wacu' vigil, festival or wake + 'feld' pasture, open country. So literally 'the festival field'
Discover how your Wakefield ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 37 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 104 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 202 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 64 |
| Essex | 113 |
| Gloucestershire | 345 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 108 |
| Lancashire | 156 |
| Leicestershire | 67 |
| Lincolnshire | 223 |
| London | 273 |
| Middlesex | 24 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 144 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 145 |
| Oxfordshire | 96 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 23 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 34 |
| Surrey | 16 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 180 |
| Warwickshire | 147 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 130 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 18 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 203 |
| Female Servant | 117 |
| Independent | 84 |
| Labourer | 71 |
| Male Servant | 70 |
| Farmer | 33 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 22 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Ag Labourer | 17 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Grocer | 11 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 10 |
| Independant | 9 |
| Publican | 8 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Weaver | 8 |
| Boatman | 8 |
| Pupil | 7 |
| Collier | 7 |
| Nailor | 7 |
| Servant | 6 |
| Baker | 6 |
| Joiner | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wakefield | 2,648 |
| Mary Wakefield | 2,548 |
| John Wakefield | 2,333 |
| Elizabeth Wakefield | 1,767 |
| Thomas Wakefield | 1,642 |
| George Wakefield | 1,558 |
| Sarah Wakefield | 1,401 |
| James Wakefield | 1,075 |
| Ann Wakefield | 925 |
| Charles Wakefield | 821 |
| Joseph Wakefield | 802 |
| Henry Wakefield | 732 |
| Jane Wakefield | 698 |
| Eliza Wakefield | 564 |
| Emma Wakefield | 542 |
| Alice Wakefield | 522 |
| Annie Wakefield | 518 |
| Hannah Wakefield | 503 |
| Frederick Wakefield | 478 |
| Ellen Wakefield | 460 |
| Richard Wakefield | 443 |
| Robert Wakefield | 435 |
| Emily Wakefield | 434 |
| Martha Wakefield | 396 |
| Arthur Wakefield | 392 |