Fairfield

English

Etymology

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. An eastern suburb of Buxton, High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0673).
   2. A suburb in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4119).
   3. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8211).
   4. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9097).
   5. A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9475).
   6. A suburb of Evesham, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0342).
   7. A settlement next to Wolverley, Wolverley and Cookley parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8279).
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Solano County, California.
   2. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
   3. A small city, the county seat of Camas County, Idaho.
   4. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois.
   5. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa.
   6. A town in Somerset County, Maine.
   7. A city, the county seat of Freestone County, Texas.
   8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fairfield Township.
3. A suburb in north-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Fairfield County
• Fort Fairfield
• Green Fairfield

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairfield is the 11904^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2630 individuals. Fairfield is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fairfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.