The barfield Surname
barfield Name Meaning and History
- habitational name, probably from Bardfield in Essex, which is named with an unattested Old English byrde ‘(river) bank’, ‘border’ + feld ‘open land’. The name is still most common in northern Essex.
- topographic name for someone who lived in an area where barley was cultivated, from Middle English berefeld.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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