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There are approximately 3,424 people named Sheffield in the UK. That makes it the 2,954th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 54 are named Sheffield.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Sheffield surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SHEFFIELD. X town in Yorkshire. The Slieftields. extinct Dukes of Buckingham, attained importance as eai'ly as the reign of Henry III. The first recorded ancestor is Sir Robert de Sheffield.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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