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Where did the English Field family come from? What is the English Field family crest and coat of arms? When did the Field family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Field family history?

The ancestry of the name Field dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the area that was near a field. This surname is a topographic name and is derived from the Old English word feld, which literally means the pasture or open country. In this case, the bearer of the surname Field lived in an area of land that was cleared of forest.

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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Field have been found, including Field, Feild, Felde and others.

First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Field research. Another 254 words(18 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Field History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Field Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Field family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 151 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Field, or a variant listed above:

Field Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Field settled in Virginia in 1607
  • Thomas Field, who landed in Jamestown Va in 1607
  • Zechariah Field, who arrived in Dorchester, Mass in 1629
  • Henry Field settled in Barbados in 1635
  • Henry Field, aged 24, landed in Barbados in 1635


Field Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Christopher Field, who landed in New England in 1714
  • Ella Field, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1746
  • Malaky Field, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1764
  • Oliver Field, who arrived in New York in 1798

Field Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Field, who arrived in America in 1801
  • Samuel Field, who arrived in America in 1804
  • Peter Field, who landed in America in 1809
  • Isaac D Field, aged 31, arrived in New York in 1812
  • Sally Field, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1813


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  • Cyrus West Field (1819-1892), American businessman and financier who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858
  • Jessie Field (1881-1971), American teacher
  • Eugene Field (1850-1895), American writer
  • Marshall Field (1834-1906), American merchant
  • Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1863 to 1897
  • Sally Margaret Field (b. 1946), American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter, two-time Academy Award winner
  • William Todd Field (b. 1964), American actor and writer/director with three Academy Award nominations
  • Anthony Vandyke Copley Field (1787-1855), English watercolour painter
  • John Field (1782-1837), Irish composer
  • John Field (b. 1962), Australian songwriter

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  • Notes on Fields (also Field) and Congeneric Families of Ohio and Indiana, 1800-1982 by Elsie Fields Dawson.
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The Field Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Field Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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