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Stanfield History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Suggested Reading Citations

Stanfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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England

The name Stanfield was brought to England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Stanfield family lived in Yorkshire. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English "stan," meaning "stony," and "feld," meaning "field."

Early Origins of the Stanfield family

The surname Stanfield was first found in Lancashire at Worsthorn, a township, in the parochial chapelry and poor-law union of Burnley, parish of Whalley, Higherdivision of the hundred of Blackburn. "Worsthorn, or Wrdest, belonged to Henry de Wrdest in the reign of Stephen or Henry II.; and was granted in that of Edward II., by Henry de Lacy, to the Stansfield family." 1 "Audenshaw Lodge [in Audenshaw, Lancashire], an agreeable seat, was for many generations in the possession of the Stanfields: there are several other ancient and some handsome and neat mansions in the division." 1

Early History of the Stanfield family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stanfield research. Another 138 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1508, 1587, 1834, 1836, 1837 and 1839 are included under the topic Early Stanfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stanfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanfield, Standfield, Stansfield and others.

Early Notables of the Stanfield family

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Stanfield Ranking

In the United States, the name Stanfield is the 2,789^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 2

Stanfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stanfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Lawrence Stanfield, who arrived in Virginia in 1646
Fran Stanfield, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1683 3
Francis Stanfield, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1683 3
Fran Stanfield and his wife and four children who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683

Stanfield Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Stanfield, who landed in Virginia in 1774 3

Stanfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mrs. Stanfield, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1856 3
A J Stanfield, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 3
Cyrus Stanfield, who arrived in New York in 1862 3
Elizth Stanfield, aged 7, who landed in New York in 1862 3
Emily Stanfield, aged 4, who landed in New York in 1862 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Stanfield migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stanfield Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Samuel Stanfield was a fisherman of English Harbour in 1871

Stanfield migration to Australia +

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

Stanfield Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Stanfield, British Convict who was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for 14 years, transported aboard the "Batavia" in October 1817, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Stanfield (post 1700) +

Sylvia Stanfield (b. 1943), American former diplomat, the first African-American female Ambassador to Brunei, from 1999 to 2002
LaKeith Lee "Keith" Stanfield (b. 1991), American actor and rapper
Robert Nelson Stanfield (1877-1945), American politician and rancher from the state of Oregon, United States Senator from Oregon (1921-1927), 27th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives (1917-1918)
Andrew William "Andy" Stanfield (1927-1985), American Olympic gold and silver medalist sprinter a the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics
Vic Stanfield (b. 1951), American professional ice hockey player
Kevin Bruce Stanfield (b. 1955), former American Major League Baseball pitcher
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793-1867), English marine and landscape painter, sometimes in error called William Clarkson Stanfield, born at Sunderland, son of James Field Stanfield, by his first wife, Mary Hoad
George Clarkson Stanfield (1828-1878), English painter, son of Clarkson Stanfield
Frederic William "Fred" Stanfield (1944-2021), Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1964 until 1978
John Stanfield (1868-1934), Canadian politician and industrialist, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Colchester (1907-1917), son of Charles E. Stanfield, he and his brother Frank took over Stanfield's Limited
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Stanfield Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nosce teipsum
Motto Translation: Know thyself.

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/batavia