Canfield

Canfield proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Canfield (countable and uncountable, plural Canfields)

(countable) A surname.
A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
A city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.
An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

Noun

Canfield (uncountable)

(UK) The game of Klondike.
(US) The game of Demon.
- I went over by the card table and looked down at the game. It was Canfield.1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 238

Forms of Canfield

plural	Canfields
alternative form	Camfield
alternative form	Campfield
alternative form	Cansfield

Origin of Canfield

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Canfield, in Essex, from the Old English personal name Cana + feld (“field”). * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Canville-les-Deux-Églises, in Normandy.

Named after US gambler Richard Albert Canfield (1855-1914).

Words formed from Canfield

Phrases with Canfield

Canfield oceans

Questions about Canfield

What does Canfield mean?: Canfield means a surname.
What part of speech is Canfield?: Canfield can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Canfield in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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