Sheffield
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of the River Sheaf, which is from Old English scēaþ (“boundary”), + Old English feld (“field, open land”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Sheffield (countable and uncountable, plural Sheffields)
- A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
- The University of Sheffield.
- A hamlet in Penzance parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4526).
- A town in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A small village in Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A common placename in the United States:
- A city in Colbert County, Alabama.
- A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
- A city in Franklin County, Iowa.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Pecos County, Texas.
- A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- (slang) knife, switchblade.
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Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheffield is the 1817th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19738 individuals. Sheffield is most common among White (76.36%) and Black/African American (18.8%) individuals.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheffield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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