Whitfield

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Whitfield is an English-origin surname historically associated with figures such as Louise Whitfield Carnegie, the wife of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.


Statements (27)
Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
family name
human
industrialist
philanthropist
surname
hasBirthSurname Whitfield
hasCategory English-language surnames
surnames of English origin
hasEtymology derived from Old English elements meaning "white field" or "bright field"
hasGivenName Louise
hasLanguageOfOrigin English
hasMarriedSurname Carnegie
hasNotableBearer Louise Whitfield Carnegie
hasOrigin England
hasSpellingVariant Whitefield
hasUsageRegion United Kingdom
United States
isAssociatedWith Andrew Carnegie
Louise Whitfield Carnegie
isDerivedFromColorDescriptor white
isDerivedFromTopographicFeature field
isKnownAs wife of Andrew Carnegie
isToponymic true
isTransmittedBy patrilineal descent in most English-speaking cultures
isUsedAs last name
spouse Andrew Carnegie


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