Westfield

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English west (west) + feld (field). Doublet of Westerveld.

The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

Proper noun

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Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

  1. A common placename:
    1. The former name of a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, now named Camillo.
    2. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    3. A former village, now part of the Grand Bay-Westfield suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. A community of Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    5. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England.
    6. A former civil parish of Norfolk, England, now part of Whinburgh and Westfield.
    7. An area in the town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.
    8. An area within Acomb, a suburb of York, North Yorkshire, England.
    9. An outer suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).
    10. A civil parish of Somerset, England.
    11. An area in Woking borough, Surrey, England.
    12. An area in the town of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
    13. A village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
    14. A small village in Torphichen parish, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9372).
    15. A suburb of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
    16. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
      2. A township and village therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
      3. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Warren Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
      5. A tiny city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
      6. A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.
      7. A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
      8. A large town in Union County, New Jersey.
      9. A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
      10. A former town in Richmond County, New York, now part of the borough of Staten Island.
      11. An unincorporated community in Surry County and Stokes County, North Carolina.
      12. A borough of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
      13. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
      14. A small town in Orleans County, Vermont.
      15. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
      16. A small town and village in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
      17. A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
      18. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Westfield Township.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Westfield is the 20394th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1303 individuals. Westfield is most common among Black/African American (49.96%) and White (43.51%) individuals.

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