Benefield
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Benfield
Etymology
Recorded as Beringafeld in the Cartularium Saxonicum, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Bera + -ing (“belonging to”) + feld (“field”). The -n- in the present name is most probably due to Anglo-Norman assimilation.
Proper noun
Benefield (countable and uncountable, plural Benefields)
- A civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, which includes the villages of Upper and Lower Benefield.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Benefield is the 5769th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6004 individuals. Benefield is most common among White (81.4%) and Black/African American (13.16%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Benefield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136.