Stanfield (surname)

Stanfield
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈstænfld/
STAN-feeld
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English
Meaning"stony field"
Other names
Variant form(s)Stansfield, Stansfeld, Standfield

Stanfield is an English surname deriving from the Old English 'stan' (meaning stony) and 'feld' (field).[1][2] This toponymic surname originates from several possible locations in England: the village of Stanfield, Norfolk; the ancient township of Stansfield (near Todmorden), West Yorkshire; and the village of Stansfield, Suffolk. Other variants include Stansfield, Stansfeld, and Standfield.

Notable people with this surname include:

Stanfield (surname)

Politics

Canadian family of politicians:

  • Frank Stanfield (1872–1931), Canadian politician and entrepreneur, 15th Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, (father of Robert and Frank Thomas)
  • Frank Thomas Stanfield (1903–1967), Canadian politician, MP for Colchester—Hants, Nova Scotia (son of Frank)
  • John Stanfield (1868–1934), Canadian politician and industrialist, Senator for Colchester, Nova Scotia, (brother of Frank)
  • Robert Stanfield or Robert Lorne Stanfield (1914–2003), Canadian politician, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1967–76), (son of Frank)

Others

Business

Sports

Canadian family of professional ice hockey players:

Others

Arts

English family of Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, painter:

Others:

Medicine

Stanfield (given name)

  • Stanfield Wells (1889–1967), All-American football player
  • Samuel Singer or Samuel Stanfield Singer (1920–1989), Scottish episcopal clergyman and Dean of Glasgow and Galloway

Fiction

Standfield

Politics

Sports

See also

References

  1. ^ Stanfield", Surname Database, retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Stanfield Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.