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 959
Agricultural Labourer 121
General Labourer 91
Coal Miner 60
Domestic Servant 59
Dress Maker 56
Farm Labourer 40
Farmer 38
General Servant Domestic 38
Living On Own Means 36
Living On Her Own Means 28
Labourer 26
Carpenter 23
Gardener 22
General Domestic Servant 21
House Keeper 21
General Servant 21
Cotton Weaver 20
Laundress 19
Clerk 19
Joiner 19
Blacksmith 17
Tailoress 17
Agricultural Laborer 16
Grocer 16

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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