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)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Horsfield's bat
• Horsfield's tarsier
• Horsfield's tortoise

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Horsfield is the 64054^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 311 individuals. Horsfield is most common among White (97.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.

Anagrams

• holds fire