Canfield Family History

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Canfield Name Meaning

habitational name from Great or Little Canfield in Essex, named with the Old English personal name Cana + feld ‘open country’. in some cases the surname may be of Norman origin, a habitational name from Canville-les-Deux-Églises in Seine-Maritime, France.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Banfield, Cranfield, Mansfield, Padfield, Winfield, Barfield

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Canfield Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Canfield name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Canfield. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    50%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    20%

  • Germanic Europe

    9%

  • Norway

    4%

  • Sweden

    3%

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Canfield Family Origin

Where is the Canfield family from?

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You can see how Canfield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Canfield family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Canfield families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 77 Canfield families living in London. This was about 20% of all the recorded Canfield's in the UK. London had the highest population of Canfield families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Canfield surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Canfield Family Occupations

What did your Canfield ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Canfield family was Coal Miner. The most common Canfield occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 6% of Canfield's were Agricultural Labourers. Agricultural Labourer, Bricklayer and Carman were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Canfield.

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    6%

  • Bricklayer

    6%

  • Carman

    4%

  • Coal Miner

    4%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Canfield ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Canfield Historical Records

What Canfield family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 83,000 census records available for the last name Canfield. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Canfield census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Canfield. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 15,000 military records available for the last name Canfield. For the veterans among your Canfield ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Canfield Life Expectancy

What is the average Canfield lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Canfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Canfield in 1945 was 69, and 75 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Canfield

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Canfield ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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