Barnfield

English

Etymology

From Old English bearn (“barn”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Barnfield (countable and uncountable, plural Barnfields)

1. A suburb and electoral ward in Luton, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0823).
2. A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9292).
3. A suburb of Accrington, Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7628)
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barnfield is the 49914^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 420 individuals. Barnfield is most common among White (70.95%) and Black/African American (17.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barnfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 103.