Hollifield
An English-language surname likely formed from a place name meaning “holly field” or “holy field.”
The #7,361 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 68,231 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Hollifield is most likely a habitational surname from a lost or minor English place name built from Old English elements. The first element is commonly taken as either holly, from Old English holi or holegn, or holy, from Old English halig; the second is field, from Old English feld, meaning an open piece of land or clearing. In surname use, the name would originally have identified someone who came from or lived near such a place.
History
The surname is English in form, but many bearers today are found in the United States, reflecting later migration from the British Isles. Because some early English place names with similar sounds disappeared or were reshaped over time, the exact source place is not always easy to pin down. Spelling has also varied, which is common for locational surnames that traveled across regions and records.
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Fun fact
Names ending in -field often look agricultural, but in Old English they usually referred to open ground or cleared land rather than a fenced farm field.