Byfield

== English == === Etymology === From Old English bi (“by, near, next to”) + feld (“field”). === Proper noun === Byfield (countable and uncountable, plural Byfields) (uncountable) A placename: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5153). A rural locality in Byfield National Park, Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. A village in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Byfield is the 21157th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1241 individuals. Byfield is most common among Black/African American (61.56%) and White (30.46%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Byfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.