Canfield
English
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.
- 1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 238:
- I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 279.
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