Byfield

English

Etymology

From Old English bi (“by, near, next to”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Byfield (countable and uncountable, plural Byfields)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5153).
   2. A rural locality in Byfield National Park, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
   3. A village in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Byfield is the 21157^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1241 individuals. Byfield is most common among Black/African American (61.56%) and White (30.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Byfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.