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Whitfield (surname)

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Whitfield
Pronunciation/ˈwɪtfld/
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Old English, German, Ashkenazi Jewish
Derivationhwit + feld (Old English)
Meaningwhite/chalky + open lands
Region of originEngland

Whitfield is a surname of Old English and Anglo-Saxon origins deriving from hwit (white or chalky) and feld (open lands).[1] It can also be an Americanized or Anglicised form of the German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname Weissfeld, composed of the elements weiss 'white' and feld 'field'.

Persons with the surname include:

(born, 2004), American Professional Graphic Artist

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References

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  1. ^ "Surname Database: Whitfield Last Name Origin". Name Origin Research. Retrieved 16 September 2012.