Wakefield

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪkfiːld/ (Yorkshire) IPA(key): /ˈweːkfɪld/ === Proper noun === Wakefield An industrial city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England; traditionally a centre for the cloth and coal industries. A habitational surname from Old English. The prison in Wakefield, established 1594. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Washington County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Richland County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana. A minor city in Clay County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A city and township in Gogebic County, Michigan. A township in Stearns County, Minnesota. A city in Dixon County and Wayne County, Nebraska. A township in Dixon County, Nebraska. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. A neighbourhood of Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio. A census-designated place in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A village in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. A town in Sussex County, Virginia. A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.. A ghost town in the village of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. A number of places elsewhere: A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. A local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia; in full, Wakefield Regional Council. A parish and community therein, in New Brunswick, Canada. A village in La Pêche municipality, Quebec, Canada. A settlement in Jamaica. A settlement in Tasman district, South Island, New Zealand. ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Wakefield is the 2,472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14,587 individuals. Wakefield is most common among White (80.87%) and Black (13.40%) individuals. === References === == French == === Etymology === From English Wakefield. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɛk.fild/ === Proper noun === Wakefield ? Wakefield (a city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England) Wakefield (a village in La Pêche, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada) ==== Derived terms ====