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Whitfield (surname)

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Whitfield
Pronunciation/ˈwɪtfiːld/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Old English, German, Ashkenazi Jewish
Derivationhwit + feld (Old English)
Meaningwhite/chalky + open lands
Region of originEngland

Whitfield is a surname of Old English and Anglo-Saxon origins deriving from hwit (white or chalky) and feld (open lands). It can also be an Americanized or Anglicised form of the German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname Weissfeld, composed of the elements weiss 'white' and feld 'field'.

Persons with the surname include:

(born, 2004), American Professional Graphic Artist

See also

References

  1. "Surname Database: Whitfield Last Name Origin". Name Origin Research. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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