Winkfield Family History
Winkfield Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Berkshire): habitational name from Winkfield (Berkshire Wiltshire) or perhaps from Wingfield (Suffolk) with devoicing of /g/ to /k/ considering the high concentration of bearers in Norfolk. The Berkshire placename derives from an Old English personal name Wineca + Old English feld ‘open country’. The Wiltshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wina + feld with post-medieval intrusive -k-. For the origin of the Suffolk placename see Winfield .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022