Field is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Field
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name Field is the variant form of Felten. One who came from Felton, i.e., homestead in open country, the name of several places in England.

Field is the variant of the Feltmann. The worker in the field or open country.

Family name Field is a variant form of Feld. Dweller at land free from wood, a field.

Surname is the form of Feil. One who was mercenary; one who came from Feil, in Pfalz.

Field is variant of Feldt. Dweller in the field.

Field is a variant form of Fields. Dweller in the open country, or land free of trees.

Dweller in the open country, or land free of trees.

Is a form of the Feld. An old form of Field.

A component syllable in a great number of family names. It has been said:-
"In Field, in Ham, in Ley, in Ton,
The most of English surnames run."

The Anglo-Saxon feld is applied to open localities, and is nearly equivalent to campus. Sometimes, however, it signifies "places detached but not entirely open, loca sylratica, or swine-walks, which might at least be partially overgrown with brushwood." Williams's Trans. of Dr. Leo's Local Nomencl. This termination is found in many counties, but particularly in the three south-eastern ones of Sussex, Kent, and Surrey, and there it almost invariably pertains to spots cleared out of the great primeval forest of Andred, just as the 'woods' and the 'hursts' even to this day give proof of the original densely-wooded character of the country. The number of surnames with this termination must amount to hundreds; e.g., Aberfield, Bedingfield, Bousfield, Bayfield, Cranfield, Duffield, Eglesfield, Fairfield, Greenfield, Heathfield, Hartfield, Ifield, Lindfield, Mayfield, Mansfieldl, Stansfield, Sheffield, Tanfield, Tofield, Wingfield, Westfield.

How popular is Field?

Field is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Spain, Philippines, Northern Ireland, Barbados, Mexico, Colombia.

Field is ranked 6735 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Field bearers increased by 0.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 24543 since 2000, the surname slipped by 123 spots and ranked at 1452. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.45 91.91
Black 3.52 3.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.71 1.84
Others 1.69 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.08 0.82
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.47
Field is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 84061 person has been found who wears Field as their family name. Field is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Field:
1,259 United States35,058
284 England24,453
348 Australia10,432
Countries with thousands of Field:
1,077 Canada5,052
287 New Zealand2,105
3,669 South Africa1,902
Countries with hundreds of Field:
371 Wales897
940 Ireland771
1,389 Scotland534
22,057 Saudi Arabia199
39,335 Germany183
56,584 France174
16,916 Spain172
65,823 Philippines166
1,772 Northern Ireland155
355 Barbados155
13,084 Mexico125
6,495 Colombia115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,076 Thailand100
34,122 Argentina94
179,063 India87
11,575 Israel85
3,478 Singapore64
1,356 China55
15,316 Peru53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
415 Guam49
3,229 Jamaica47
42,431 Netherlands42
30,538 Pakistan40
124,734 Nigeria38
12,335 Chile37
7,685 Qatar31
539 Guernsey29
90,314 Italy29
21,594 Norway28
3,128 Guyana27
18,480 Denmark24
200,051 Brazil23
50,051 Belgium22
515 Bermuda19
108,332 Iran19
37,550 Sweden19
33,097 Switzerland18
21,578 Venezuela18
5,870 Trinidad and Tobago17
483 Gibraltar16
61,721 Zimbabwe16
1,336 Jersey15
6,584 Panama15
356,066 Indonesia14
44,780 Japan14
83,604 Malaysia14
3,428 Hong Kong13
78,554 Papua New Guinea12
84,692 Greece11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,057 Isle of Man9
75,134 Austria8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
1,961 American Samoa6
105,647 Czechia6
6,082 Oman6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Baker Christn. Field from Ireland aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. Mary Field (18) Spinster, Anne Field, aged 20, Workman James Field, Edward Field, aged 40, U Field (40) Immigrant, 12 years old Jane Field, 10 years old Margt. Field, 7 years old Rose Field, and 76 other Field around 46.34% of whom were workman while others worked as carpenter and painter, farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

9 years old Charlotte Field who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on November 17, 1852 by Prince Albert put out from London. 7 years old Maria Field, Johann Field, aged 4 months old, Barbara Field, aged 17, 24 years old Carl Field, Lina Field (14) Spinster, Lund Field (8), Pietr Field (49) Matron, Bricklayer Will. Field, and 9 other Field around 30.77% of whom were laborer migrated to US from London, Havre, Bremen, Liverpool and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Field Namesakes

  • Sid Field, English comedy entertainer
  • Joseph Field, was born in 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia
  • Brian Field, solicitor's clerk
  • Reubin Field, woodsman and skilled hunter
  • Barry Field, British Conservative Party politician
  • Bill Field, British politician whose career was ended by a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes"
  • Darby Field, first European to climb Mount Washington
  • Sherri Field, former field hockey player from Canada,
  • Barbara Field, playwright whose work has been seen at theaters across North America and Europe
  • Rebecca Field, American actress
  • Wilf Field,
  • Dorita Field, South African-born town planner and politician
  • Hartry Field, American philosopher
  • George Wilton Field, George Wilton Field, Ph
  • Robert W. Field, Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Cyrus West Field, American businessman and financier who
  • Sally Field, American actress and director
  • Eugene Field, Eugene Field Sr
  • Mark Field, British politician, author and solicitor
  • Patricia Field, American costume designer
  • Betty Field, American film and stage actress
  • Anthony Field, Australian musician, actor
  • Sense Field, American rock band from Southern California,
  • Syd Field, leading American screenwriter and author,
  • Stephen Johnson Field, American jurist
  • Nathan Field, English dramatist
  • Winston Field, Rhodesian politician
  • Taito Phillip Field, Samoan New Zealand politician
  • Ron Field, American choreographer, director, and dancer
  • Nate Field, professional baseball scout for the Boston Red Sox — a member of Boston's professional scouting department — and a former relief pitcher
  • Noel Field, American spy for the NKVD
  • Virginia Field, British-born film actress
  • Rachel Field, American novelist, poet
  • Ted Field, American media mogul
  • William Field, 1st Baron Field, English judge
  • Albert Field, Australian Labor Party member
  • Todd Field, American actor and three-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker
  • Stars of Track and Field, three-piece indie rock band from Portland
  • Chelsea Field, American actress
  • Charles W. Field, career military officer, serving
  • A. N. Field, New Zealand journalist
  • Ayda Field, American film and television actress
  • Shirley Anne Field, English actress who has performed on stage
  • Julian Osgood Field, American socialite and writer
  • Tim Field, prominent British anti-bullying activist with his main focus relating to workplace bullying
  • Walbridge A. Field, American lawyer, jurist and politician
  • The Gathering Field, American rock quartet
  • Moses W. Field, businessman and politician
  • Marshall Field, American entrepreneur and the founder of Marshall Field and Company
  • Shivaune Field, journalist and business news reporter
  • Ken Field, saxophonist, flautist, percussionist, and composer
  • Burton M. Field, retired United States Air Force lieutenant general
  • Charles Frederick Field, British police officer with Scotland Yard and

Field Namesakes

  • Sid Field, English comedy entertainer
  • Joseph Field, was born in 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia
  • Brian Field, solicitor's clerk
  • Reubin Field, woodsman and skilled hunter
  • Barry Field, British Conservative Party politician
  • Bill Field, British politician whose career was ended by a conviction for "importuning for immoral purposes"
  • Darby Field, first European to climb Mount Washington
  • Sherri Field, former field hockey player from Canada,
  • Barbara Field, playwright whose work has been seen at theaters across North America and Europe
  • Rebecca Field, American actress
  • Wilf Field,
  • Dorita Field, South African-born town planner and politician
  • Hartry Field, American philosopher
  • George Wilton Field, George Wilton Field, Ph
  • Robert W. Field, Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Cyrus West Field, American businessman and financier who
  • Sally Field, American actress and director
  • Eugene Field, Eugene Field Sr
  • Mark Field, British politician, author and solicitor
  • Patricia Field, American costume designer
  • Betty Field, American film and stage actress
  • Anthony Field, Australian musician, actor
  • Sense Field, American rock band from Southern California,
  • Syd Field, leading American screenwriter and author,
  • Stephen Johnson Field, American jurist
  • Nathan Field, English dramatist
  • Winston Field, Rhodesian politician
  • Taito Phillip Field, Samoan New Zealand politician
  • Ron Field, American choreographer, director, and dancer
  • Nate Field, professional baseball scout for the Boston Red Sox — a member of Boston's professional scouting department — and a former relief pitcher
  • Noel Field, American spy for the NKVD
  • Virginia Field, British-born film actress
  • Rachel Field, American novelist, poet
  • Ted Field, American media mogul
  • William Field, 1st Baron Field, English judge
  • Albert Field, Australian Labor Party member
  • Todd Field, American actor and three-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker
  • Stars of Track and Field, three-piece indie rock band from Portland
  • Chelsea Field, American actress
  • Charles W. Field, career military officer, serving
  • A. N. Field, New Zealand journalist
  • Ayda Field, American film and television actress
  • Shirley Anne Field, English actress who has performed on stage
  • Julian Osgood Field, American socialite and writer
  • Tim Field, prominent British anti-bullying activist with his main focus relating to workplace bullying
  • Walbridge A. Field, American lawyer, jurist and politician
  • The Gathering Field, American rock quartet
  • Moses W. Field, businessman and politician
  • Marshall Field, American entrepreneur and the founder of Marshall Field and Company
  • Shivaune Field, journalist and business news reporter
  • Ken Field, saxophonist, flautist, percussionist, and composer
  • Burton M. Field, retired United States Air Force lieutenant general
  • Charles Frederick Field, British police officer with Scotland Yard and

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