Fairfield

From Old English fæġer (“beautiful, fair”) + feld (“field”).

Fairfield (countable and uncountable, plural Fairfields)

1. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries:
   1. A suburb in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4119).
   2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8211).
   3. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9097).
   4. A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9475).
   5. A suburb of Evesham, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0342).
   6. A city, the county seat of Solano County, California, United States.
   7. A small city, the county seat of Camas County, Idaho, United States.
   8. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States.
   9. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Iowa, United States.
   10. A town in Somerset County, Maine, United States.
   11. A city, the county seat of Freestone County, Texas, United States.
   12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fairfield Township.
   13. A suburb in north-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fairfield is the 11904^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2630 individuals. Fairfield is most common among White (91.1%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fairfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.