The Shefield Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Ancestors listed as Shefield are often found as Sheffield a generation earlier. Name scholars give the meaning as “open land by the River Sheaf”.

Arms associated with the name

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How the spelling arose

Shefield drops the “f” of Sheffield, a shortening that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. You may also find the name written Sheffeild.

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