Experts believe the last name Wingfield dates back to around the eleventh century. Wingfield is a early Anglo-Saxon occupational name. First documented evidence of the surname dates to the county of Surrey in 1119. The surname went global in the sixteenth and seventeenth century with the expansion of the British empire and the setting up of colonies abroad.
Wingfield is the 1707th most common last name in Europe. There are approximately 84155 with the last name Wingfield living in the UK. In 1866 a person named Peter Wingfield was sent to prison for attacking another man.
Common Traits of the Wingfield's
The Wingfield family are highly regarded for their outgoing personalities. The surname is historically linked with Venus, causing Wingfield's to often be complex and knowledgable. They partake new activities reguarly but lack application, constantly requiring new interests. Moving from project to project as apparently purposelessly as a butterfly. When in love they are fickle, not intentionally so but because of their basic inconsistency of their pleasing nature. It is often seen for members of this family to avoid a possible romantic situation, quite often over looking the possibilities. 32
There are some famous Wingfield's...
Mark Wingfield
Martin Wingfield
Matt Wingfield
Claire Wingfield
David Wingfield
Peter Wingfield
Rodney Wingfield
Megan Wingfield
Rachel Wingfield
Harry Wingfield
Melvin Wingfield
Henry Wingfield
Andrew Wingfield
Rupert Wingfield
Karl Wingfield
John Wingfield
Mary Wingfield