Bonfield

English and Irish habitational surname of Norman origin, from an altered form of any of three places in France called Bonneville.

Bonfield (countable and uncountable, plural Bonfields)

1. (countable) A habitational surname from Norman.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A township in Nipissing District, north-east Ontario, Canada, named after James Bonfield.
   2. A village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States, named after Thomas Bonfield.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bonfield is the 42094^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 516 individuals. Bonfield is most common among White (91.86%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bonfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.