Rayfield
English
Alternative forms
- Raffield
Etymology
From an unrecorded Old English male given name *Ræfweald, from an uncertain first element + weald (“power”).
Proper noun
Rayfield (plural Rayfields)
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rayfield is the 12659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2443 individuals. Rayfield is most common among White (83.38%) and Black/African American (12.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rayfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.