Belfield

English

Etymology

From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).

Proper noun

Belfield (countable and uncountable, plural Belfields)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).
   2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney
   3. A city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belfield is the 25902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 949 individuals. Belfield is most common among White (50.47%) and Black/African American (44.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.