Sheffield (surname)
Sheffield is an Anglo-Saxon surname, widespread mainly in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The surname Sheffield's meaning is said to be originated from the city in South Yorkshire.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Sheffield Baronets
- Bill Sheffield American politician, governor of Alaska
- Bryan Sheffield, American billionaire businessman, son of Scott
- Carrie Sheffield, American columnist, broadcaster and policy analyst
- Charles Sheffield, physicist and science fiction author
- David Sheffield, American comedy writer
- Edward Sheffield, English cricketer
- Fred Sheffield, American basketball player
- Gary Sheffield, Major League Baseball player
- Gary Sheffield, military historian
- J. D. Sheffield, American politician
- Jack Sheffield , English footballer
- Johnny Sheffield, American former child actor
- Joseph Earl Sheffield, railroad magnate and philanthropist
- Jeremy Sheffield, English actor
- Karen Sheffield, Canadian judo champion
- Kendall Sheffield, American football player
- LaTanya Sheffield, American hurdler
- Ralph Sheffield, American politician
- Rob Sheffield, American music journalist
- Robert Sheffield, English lawyer and member of parliament
- Roy Sheffield, English cricketer
- Samantha Sheffield, wife of UK Prime Minister David Cameron
- Scott D. Sheffield, American businessman
- Skip Sheffield, an early ring name of American professional wrestler Ryan Reeves, now better known as Ryback
- Tamie Sheffield, American actress and model
- William Paine Sheffield, Sr., U.S. Representative and Senator from Rhode Island
- William Paine Sheffield, Jr., U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
