Horsfield
English
Alternative forms
- Horsefield, Hosfield
Etymology
Either a variant of Horsfall or a habitatonal surname from a lost place in England, from Old English hors (“horse”) + feld (“field”).
Proper noun
Horsfield (plural Horsfields)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Horsfield is the 64054th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 311 individuals. Horsfield is most common among White (97.43%) individuals.
Derived terms
- Horsfield's bat
- Horsfield's tarsier
- Horsfield's tortoise
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.