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 number of places in the United Kingdom:
      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).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida.
      2. A census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
      3. An unincorporated community in Martin County, Indiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
      5. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Mississippi.
      6. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
      7. A census-designated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
      8. An unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee.
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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.