Hadfield

English

Etymology

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Hadfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hadfields)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A town in High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0296).
   2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hadfield is the 13391^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2275 individuals. Hadfield is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hadfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 110.