Waterfield

Waterfield Meaning & Origin

About Waterfield
The surname Waterfield is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wæter" meaning "water" and "feld" meaning "field." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near or owned land by a water-filled field or a field that was prone to flooding. The name Waterfield may have been given to individuals who resided in areas with marshy or waterlogged land, or it could have been used to describe a specific geographical feature of the land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Waterfield is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Waterfield: 1,082
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 23,485
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.37

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Waterfield based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Waterfield is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ATRFLT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W03061043
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 T ER0 F IY0 L D
🌐 IPA
/ˈwɔtərfild/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ATRFLT', 'FTRFLT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Waterfield in Braille

Here's how to represent Waterfield in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Waterfield in braille

How to sign the name Waterfield using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Waterfield using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Waterfield in sign language

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