Canfield

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Camfield, Campfield, Cansfield === Etymology 1 === Two main origins: Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy. ==== Proper noun ==== Canfield (countable and uncountable, plural Canfields) (countable) A surname. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname: A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Canfield is the 3117th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11560 individuals. Canfield is most common among White (94.12%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === Named after US gambler Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914). ==== Noun ==== Canfield (uncountable) (UK) A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279.