Whitfield

Whitfield

English

Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + feld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪtfiːld/

Proper noun

Whitfield (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfields)

1. A placename:
   1. A hamlet in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).
   2. A hamlet in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST673979).
   3. A large village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3045).
   4. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6039).
   5. A village in Plenmeller with Whitfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775585).
   6. A suburb of Dundee, Scotland (OS grid ref NO431333).
   7. A census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
   8. A census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Martin County, Indiana, United States.
   10. An unincorporatedcommunity in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States.
   11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Jones County, Mississippi, United States.
   12. An unincorporatedcommunity in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
   13. A census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
   14. An unincorporatedcommunity in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Whitfield County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitfield is the 1171^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29962 individuals. Whitfield is most common among Black/African American (49.68%) and White (44.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.