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Canfield
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Camfield Campfield Cansfield
Etymology 1
Two main origins:
Habitational surname from the villages of en Great and en Little Canfield, in Essex, from the en ang - personal name ang Cana + ang feld field.
Habitational surname of en nrf - origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.
Proper noun
~ s
en countable en.
en uncountable A placename, from the surname:
en community co/Haldimand County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en unincorporated community co/Lafayette County s/Arkansas c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Boulder County s/Colorado c/US.
en city co/Mahoning County s/Ohio c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Braxton County s/West Virginia c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Randolph County s/West Virginia c/US.
Derived terms
en Canfield ocean canfieldite Great Canfield Little Canfield
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
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en card games A solitaire or patience card game.
en UK The game of Klondike.
en US The game of Demon.
en 1943 w:Raymond Chandler The High Window 238 Penguin 2005 I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield.
Further reading
en eponyms surnames from Old English surnames from Norman