Oldfield

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Oldfield (countable and uncountable, plural Oldfields)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A hamlet in the 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

Statistics

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

Further reading

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