Given name & surname
Winfield
“from a friend's field”
Winfield is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “from a friend's field.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “from a friend's field.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Winfield through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,214
- 5,214 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 125 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,659 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,659 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 125 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,674 as a first name in 2020; 7,660 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Winfield’s family of names
Winfield has a related form in Winefeld. Winfield has a related form in Winefield. Winfield has a related form in Winnfield.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Winfield
- Winfield ScottUnited States Army general (1786–1866)
- Winfield Scott HancockUnited States Army officer (1824–1886)
- Jack MercerAmerican voice actor (1910–1984)
- Winfield DunnAmerican politician (1927–2024)
- Winfield SheehanAmerican film producer and executive (1883-1945)
- Winfield Scott SchleyUnited States Navy rear admiral (1839-1911)
- Winfield Scott HammondAmerican politician (1863-1915)
- Winfield T. DurbinAmerican politician (1847–1928)
- Winfield S. FeatherstonConfederate Army general and American politician (1820-1891)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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