Longfield

English

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Longfield (countable and uncountable, plural Longfields)

1. A village in Longfield and New Barn parish, Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ604688).
2. A suburb of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8657).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Longfield is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Longfield is most common among White (94.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Longfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 457.