The Stanfield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,229 people carried this name — #3,215 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 11,093 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Stanfield surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Stanfield’.

An early record he cites: Geoffrey atte Stondfeld, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 713 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

26 families named Stanfield, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 165 people lived in those households, 6.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. 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

North Carolina 12
Virginia 8
Maryland 3
South Carolina 3

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. 263 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Stanfield in American newspapers,
1871–1922.

Newspaper page from The Kalispell Bee carrying the name Stanfield
The Kalispell Bee 1902-01-01
Newspaper page from The Morning Tulsa Daily World carrying the name Stanfield
The Morning Tulsa Daily World 1922-05-23
Newspaper page from The Bloomfield Times carrying the name Stanfield
The Bloomfield Times 1871-10-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,547 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Stanfield in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1990s.

13,315 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Stanfield. The most, 1,873, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 6.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 6,648
New South Wales 2,603
Queensland 2,435
Victoria 1,131
South Australia 204
Western Australia 202
ACT (Canberra) 69
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Stanfield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Field Stanfield
    James Field Stanfield 1749–1824 · actor
  • Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
    Clarkson Frederick Stanfield 1793–1867 · artist
  • Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
    Clarkson Frederick Stanfield 1793–1867 · artist
  • George Clarkson Stanfield 1828–1878 · painter
  • Francis Stanfield 1835–1914 · hymnwriter
  • Howard Stillwell Stanfield 1846–1923 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Stanfield,
in the records of 7 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 States807 records

807 records of the Stanfield name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 398
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 176
  • Other U.S. records 233
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard E. Stanfield

    Born 1915 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Cincinnati, Ohio; auto mechanic from Pendleton County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1996, buried at Butler Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gary Kelvin Stanfield

    Born 1949; from Chanute, Kansas. U.S. Army, field artillery basic; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Isabella Stanfield

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Southampton from Liverpool, aged 50; housekeeper. From Ireland.

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

Showing 3 of 807 records for Stanfield in the United States.

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

Australia589 records

589 records of the Stanfield name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 386
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 131
  • Other Australian records 72
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Stanfield

    Died 1898 in Fingal, Tasmania, aged 70. Will registered in Tasmania in 1898.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. 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 Thomas Stanfield

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mary Anne, arriving 1835; certificate of freedom 1842.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1884 aboard the Rotomahana, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 589 records for Stanfield in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); 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).

Canada32 records

32 records of the Stanfield name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 25
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Alan Stanfield

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 53.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Emma Stanfield

    Died 1963 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Eleazer Stanfield

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 32 records for Stanfield in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Stanfield name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 8
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James M. Stanfield

    Buried in 1957 at Ballengeich Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 51.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Phillis Stanfield

    Buried in 1800 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Stanfield

    Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 16 records for Stanfield in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Stanfield name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen Margaret Stanfield

    Died 2001, aged 61; buried at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bryce Maxton Stanfield

    Buried in 1970 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Stanfield in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Stanfield name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leopold Stanfield

    Born 1907 in Belgium; died 1999 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Stanfield name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Mary Jane Stanfield

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1825 in America.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Vlissingen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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