Oldfield

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Offield

Etymology

From Old English eald (“old”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Oldfield (countable and uncountable, plural Oldfields)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).
   2. A river in Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
   3. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
   4. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• oldfield mouse
• Oldfield Park
• oldfieldthomasiid

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Oldfield is the 11226^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2816 individuals. Oldfield is most common among White (93.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oldfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.