Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SHEFFIELD
As described 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.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English