As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From the manor of Wingfield, in Suffolk, England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WINGFIELD. "The AAingfields of AA'iugfield and Letheringham, botli in Suffolk, a distinguished family of the fourteenth and iifteenth centuries, are traced nearly to the Conquest, though they do not appear to have been lords of the manor or castle of AVingfijkl before the reign of Edward II." Shirley's Noble and Gentle 3 c

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


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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