Belfield
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English
Etymology
From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).
Proper noun
Belfield (countable and uncountable, plural Belfields)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113).
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney
- A city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Belfield is the 25902nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 949 individuals. Belfield is most common among White (50.47%) and Black/African American (44.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.