Wakefield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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'

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wakefield Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wakefield family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,097
Agricultural Labourer 189
General Labourer 61
Domestic Servant 53
Labourer 52
Dress Maker 50
General Servant 44
Coal Miner 42
Farm Labourer 37
Carpenter 27
General Servant Domestic 26
Laundress 23
Charwoman 21
Annuitant 19
House Keeper 18
Cotton Weaver 16
No Occupation 14
Tailor 13
Grocer 12
Joiner 12
Cook Domestic Servant 11
Labourer Wife 11
Blacksmith 11
Farmers Son 11
Servant Domestic 11

Wakefield Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wakefield 100% 40,254
2 Wakfield 89% 250

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

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