The Canfield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,560 people carried this name — #3,117 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 11,427 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

69 families named Canfield, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 446 people lived in those households, 6.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 39
New York 21
New Hampshire 3
Vermont 3
Massachusetts 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 233 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Canfield in American newspapers,
1906–1915.

Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Canfield
The Starkville News 1907-09-27
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Canfield
The Birmingham Age-herald 1915-01-10
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Canfield
The Birmingham Age-herald 1906-06-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 108,863 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Canfield in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

2,503 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Canfield. The most, 514, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,789
New South Wales 303
South Australia 159
Queensland 142
Western Australia 59
Tasmania 35
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Canfield.

Who carried it

People named Canfield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Judson Canfield
    Judson Canfield 1759–1840 · lawyer
  • Corresta T. Canfield
    Corresta T. Canfield 1833–1920 · physician
  • Horace John Canfield
    Horace John Canfield 1834–1905 · politician
  • Benet Canfield 1562–1611 · Catholic priest
  • Matthew Canfield 1604–1673 · politician
  • Augustus Canfield 1801–1854

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Canfield,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,349 records

1,349 records of the Canfield name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 432
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 396
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 203
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 185
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 50
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 39
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 31
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lee L. Canfield

    Born 1931; from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Chester R. N. Canfield

    Born 1923 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1944 at Oklahoma City; farm hand from Creek County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Canfield

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Majestic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 18; joiner. From London, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,349 records for Canfield in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada177 records

177 records of the Canfield name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 161
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Ernest Canfield

    Killed in 1959 at the Pugwash Mill, Malagash Salt Co. Ltd. mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Go Canfield

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Dominion, landing at Quebec, bound for Bothwell, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edwin Arthur Canfield

    Died 1968, aged 76; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 177 records for Canfield in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia55 records

55 records of the Canfield name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 27
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 18
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Canfield

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lord Melville, arriving 1829.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Canfield

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Earl of Eglinton, aged 22; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Canfield

    Supt of Beechworth, Victoria; died 1933.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 55 records for Canfield in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Canfield name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Canfield

    Ifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. T. Canfield

    Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Canfield in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Canfield name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry Benham Canfield

    Died 1924 in Rotterdam, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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Surnames next to Canfield.

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