Whitfield is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whitfield
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Parishes and places in counties Derby, Kent, Northampton, and Northumberland.

One who came from Whitfield, i.e., white field, the name of several places in England.

Whitfield is the variation of the Whitfeld. See Whitfield, for localities - Parishes and places in counties Derby, Kent, Northampton, and Northumberland

The Whitfelds of Kent and Sussex descend from William de Whitfeld, or Whitfield, of Whitfield Hall, in Northumberland, who flourished in the XIV century.

Parishes and places in counties Derby, Kent, Northampton, and Northumberland.

How popular is Whitfield?

Whitfield is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Liberia, Jamaica, Bahamas.

Whitfield is ranked 9610 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whitfield bearers increased by 5.22 per cent in 2010 US census to 29962 since 2000, the surname slipped by 46 spots and ranked at 1171. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 49.68 48.65
White 44.52 47.14
Others 3.02 2.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.38 0.33
Whitfield is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bahamas lie ahead in terms of density. Around 58799 people have been found who wears Whitfield as their family name. Whitfield is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Whitfield:
1,154 United States38,198
684 England11,286
Countries with thousands of Whitfield:
1,112 Australia3,598
2,926 Canada1,732
6,653 South Africa1,029
Countries with hundreds of Whitfield:
1,538 New Zealand508
833 Wales414
2,034 Scotland323
1,455 Liberia321
1,156 Jamaica261
307 Bahamas195
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,619 France87
4,322 Ireland69
160,486 Thailand66
7,697 Portugal57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
120,732 Philippines49
106,618 Germany42
42,990 Netherlands41
42,856 Spain36
19,270 Ivory Coast34
449 Aruba32
4,809 Northern Ireland29
44,609 Zimbabwe27
19,084 Denmark23
64,490 Malaysia19
1,289 Malta18
18,229 Botswana17
1,068 Saint Lucia17
23,687 United Arab Emirates15
54,975 Austria14
6,588 Trinidad and Tobago14
295,035 Brazil13
18,211 Singapore13
43,230 Switzerland13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
41,629 Norway10
394,810 Russia10
48,153 Egypt9
678 Sierra Leone9
2,153 Isle of Man8
62,476 Israel8
327,793 Nigeria7
39,591 Venezuela7
36,458 Peru6
548 Turks and Caicos Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 40 years old farmer William Whitfield who was residing in Great Britain migrated to Michigan on May 5, 1849 by Wenham put out from London. 15 years old Thomas Whitfield, 20 years old James Whitfield, Francis Whitfield (20) Farmer, Immigrant Frances Whitfield, 13 years old William Whitfield, 11 years old Sarah Whitfield, George Whitfield (10) Immigrant, Mary Whitfield, aged 18, and 6 other Whitfield around 37.5% of whom were farmer while others worked as spinster migrated to US.

Whitfield Namesakes

  • John Clarke Whitfield, English organist and composer
  • LeRoy Whitfield, American journalist
  • Clovis Whitfield, art historian and art dealer based in London
  • Andrew Carnegie Whitfield,
  • Robert Henry Whitfield, prominent Confederate politician
  • Rani Whitfield, family physician and an author best
  • Dwayne Whitfield, American former professional basketball player
  • June Whitfield, English radio, television and film actress
  • Ed Whitfield, American politician
  • Simon Whitfield, Simon St
  • Mal Whitfield, : 45
  • Henry L. Whitfield, American politician
  • Evan Whitfield, retired American soccer player
  • Harold Whitfield, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer
  • Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
  • J. G. Whitfield, gospel musician, music promoter
  • Trent Whitfield, Canadian former ice hockey centre
  • Dondre Whitfield, American actor
  • Fredricka Whitfield, American journalist
  • David Whitfield, popular British male tenor vocalist from Hull
  • Mitchell Whitfield, American actor and voice actor
  • Henry Wase Whitfield, Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong and Commander of British Troops
  • Beverley Whitfield, Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s
  • Brent Whitfield, American soccer player currently playing for Ventura County Fusion
  • John Wilkins Whitfield, territorial delegate to the United States Congress representing the Kansas Territory
  • Maurice Whitfield, former American-born Czech professional basketball player
  • Bob Whitfield, former American football offensive tackle
  • Fred Whitfield, American professional baseball player
  • Terry Whitfield, American former Major League Baseball player
  • Mark Whitfield, American jazz guitarist
  • Brian Whitfield, former South African First-class cricketer
  • A. D. Whitfield, A. D. Whitfield, Jr

Whitfield Namesakes

  • John Clarke Whitfield, English organist and composer
  • LeRoy Whitfield, American journalist
  • Clovis Whitfield, art historian and art dealer based in London
  • Andrew Carnegie Whitfield,
  • Robert Henry Whitfield, prominent Confederate politician
  • Rani Whitfield, family physician and an author best
  • Dwayne Whitfield, American former professional basketball player
  • June Whitfield, English radio, television and film actress
  • Ed Whitfield, American politician
  • Simon Whitfield, Simon St
  • Mal Whitfield, : 45
  • Henry L. Whitfield, American politician
  • Evan Whitfield, retired American soccer player
  • Harold Whitfield, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer
  • Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
  • J. G. Whitfield, gospel musician, music promoter
  • Trent Whitfield, Canadian former ice hockey centre
  • Dondre Whitfield, American actor
  • Fredricka Whitfield, American journalist
  • David Whitfield, popular British male tenor vocalist from Hull
  • Mitchell Whitfield, American actor and voice actor
  • Henry Wase Whitfield, Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong and Commander of British Troops
  • Beverley Whitfield, Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s
  • Brent Whitfield, American soccer player currently playing for Ventura County Fusion
  • John Wilkins Whitfield, territorial delegate to the United States Congress representing the Kansas Territory
  • Maurice Whitfield, former American-born Czech professional basketball player
  • Bob Whitfield, former American football offensive tackle
  • Fred Whitfield, American professional baseball player
  • Terry Whitfield, American former Major League Baseball player
  • Mark Whitfield, American jazz guitarist
  • Brian Whitfield, former South African First-class cricketer
  • A. D. Whitfield, A. D. Whitfield, Jr

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