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) A civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, which includes the villages of Upper and Lower Benefield. A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Benefield is the 5769th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 136. === Anagrams === infeebled