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Wakefield

in the US

There are 12,377 people with the last name "Wakefield" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Wakefield 2,267
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  1. is 2,263rd most common Doan
  2. is 2,264th most common Griffiths
  3. is 2,265th most common Boston
  4. is 2,266th most common Kaminski
  5. is 2,267th most common Wakefield
  6. is 2,268th most common Carnes
  7. is 2,269th most common Barbour
  8. is 2,270th most common Marion
  9. is 2,271st most common Gruber

Similar Names and Nicknames

Wakeman, Wake, Wakeland, Wakeley, Wakely, Wakeham, Waker, Wakeford, Wakeling, Wakelin

Most Common First Names for Wakefield

James, David, Robert, John, William, Richard, Michael, Mary, Mark, Charles

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, and probably also from a place of the same name in Northamptonshire. Both are named from an Old English wacu ‘vigil’, ‘festival’ (a derivative of wac(i)an ‘to watch or wake’) + feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’, i.e. a patch of open land where a fair was held.

Recent Searches for "Wakefield" in the US

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James Wakefield (99 searches)
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