Byfield

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Byfield. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Byfield, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Byfield in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Byfield you have here. The definition of the word Byfield will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofByfield, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Byfield

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Byfield (countable and uncountable, plural Byfields)

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

References

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

^ Parish map (Northamptonshire)

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia