Whitfield Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Whitfield Name Meaning: Habitational from various places named 'Whitfield'. Hwit 'white' + feld 'open country'.

The name is of english origin. The above could indicate 'the white plain',chalky earth.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitfield Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitfield family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 999
Coal Miner 132
General Labourer 97
Farmer 74
Domestic Servant 47
Living On Her Own Means 45
Labourer 42
Agricultural Labourer 39
General Servant Domestic 38
Dress Maker 38
Farm Labourer 34
Living On Own Means 28
Farm Servant 24
Laundress 22
Clerk 22
House Keeper 22
General Domestic Servant 21
Blacksmith 21
General Servant 21
Carter 19
Joiner 19
Grocer 19
Farmers Son 15
Gardener 14
Worsted Weaver 13

Whitfield Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitfield 100% 40,595
2 Whitefield 90% 7,337
3 Whetfield 89% 102

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

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