Westfield

From Old English west (“west”) + feld (“field”).

The former village in New Brunswick may be named after Westfield, Massachusetts. The civil parish is named after the village.

Westfield (countable and uncountable, plural Westfields)

1. A common placename:
   1. The former name of a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, now named Camillo.
   2. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   3. A former village, now part of the Grand Bay-Westfield suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
   4. A community in Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   5. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England.
   6. A former civil parish of Norfolk, England, now part of Whinburgh and Westfield.
   7. An area in the town of Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.
   8. An area within Acomb, a suburb of York, North Yorkshire, England.
   9. An outer suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).
   10. A civil parish of Somerset, England.
   11. An area in Woking borough, Surrey, England.
   12. An area in the town of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland.
   13. A village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
   14. A small village in Torphichen parish, West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9372).
   15. A suburb of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
   16. A number of places in the United States:
       1. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Alabama.
       2. A township and village therein, in Clark County, Illinois.
       3. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
       4. An unincorporated community in Warren Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
       5. A tiny city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
       6. A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.
       7. A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
       8. A large town in Union County, New Jersey.
       9. A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
       10. A former town in Richmond County, New York, now part of the borough of Staten Island.
       11. An unincorporated community in Surry County and Stokes County, North Carolina.
       12. A borough of Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
       13. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
       14. A small town in Orleans County, Vermont.
       15. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
       16. A small town and village in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
       17. A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
       18. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Westfield Township.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Westfield is the 20394^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1303 individuals. Westfield is most common among Black/African American (49.96%) and White (43.51%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.