Mayfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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Early Origins of the Mayfield family

The surname Mayfield was first found in Staffordshire or Sussex where we find parishes named Mayfield. The Staffordshire parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Medevelde. 1 The Sussex parish was originally known as Magavelda in the 12th century. Both parishes have very different histories.

The Sussex parish dates back to "Henry III. [who] granted a charter for a market and two fairs to be held here; the former has long been disused, and the latter are on May 30th for pedlery, and November 13th for cattle and pedlery. A great fire broke out at Mayfield in 1389, which burned the church and the greater part of the village. " 2

The Staffordshire parish dates back to Roman times where "this place, from the discovery of Roman antiquities in the immediate vicinity, is supposed to have been occupied by the Romans: in digging a morass, vestiges of a paved road were discovered, and traces of an old fortification have been found at a place called Clines. " 2

Both parishes literally mean "open land where madder grows," from the Old English "maeddre" + "feld." 3 4 5 Rose Madder or Common Madder or Dyer's Madder, is a herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae.

Ironically, we must look to Kent to find the first record of the family. For it is here that Phillip de Maleville was recorded 1210-1212. Much later, William Mayfeild was listed in Devon in 1642. 6

More recently, the surname is common in Nottinghamshire and this may an additional point of origin. 7

Early History of the Mayfield family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mayfield research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Mayfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mayfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mayfield, Mayville, Mayfeld, Maifield, Mayfeild and many more.

Early Notables of the Mayfield family

Distinguished members of the family include

Mayfield Ranking

In the United States, the name Mayfield is the 1,004th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 8


Mayfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mayfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Mayfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Mayfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mayfield migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Mayfield Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mayfield migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mayfield Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mayfield migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 12
Mayfield Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Mayfield (post 1700) +
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