Fairfield

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English

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Etymology

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. An eastern suburb of Buxton, High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0673).
    2. A suburb in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4119).
    3. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8211).
    4. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9097).
    5. A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9475).
    6. A suburb of Evesham, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0342).
    7. A settlement next to Wolverley, Wolverley and Cookley parish, Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8279).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Solano County, California.
    2. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    3. A small city, the county seat of Camas County, Idaho.
    4. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois.
    5. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa.
    6. A town in Somerset County, Maine.
    7. A city, the county seat of Freestone County, Texas.
    8. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fairfield Township.
  3. A suburb in north-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairfield is the 11904th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2630 individuals. Fairfield is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.

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