Benefield

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Benfield

Etymology

Recorded as Beringafeld in the Cartularium Saxonicum, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Bera + -ing (“belonging to”) + feld (“field”). The -n- in the present name is most probably due to Anglo-Norman assimilation.

Proper noun

Benefield (countable and uncountable, plural Benefields)

1. A civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, which includes the villages of Upper and Lower Benefield.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Lower Benefield
• Upper Benefield

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Benefield is the 5769^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6004 individuals. Benefield is most common among White (81.4%) and Black/African American (13.16%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Benefield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136.

Anagrams

• infeebled