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Shingfield Family History

Shingfield Surname Meaning

From Shenfield (Essex), which is recorded as Scenefelde in 1086. The place-name derives from Old English scēne ‘beautiful’ + feld ‘open country’. Perhaps also from Shinfield (Berks), which is recorded as Schiningefeld in 1167.

The place is named with an Old English personal name *Scīene + the group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + feld ‘open country’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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