Holyfield
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Hollifield, Hollyfield
Etymology edit
From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.
Proper noun edit
Holyfield (countable and uncountable, plural Holyfields)
- A hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL3803).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holyfield is the 16157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1790 individuals. Holyfield is most common among White (58.88%) and Black/African American (34.75%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holyfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.