topographic name from Middle English bent ‘bent-grass’ +
feld ‘open country’ or ‘land converted to arable use’, or a
habitational name from a place named with these elements (Old English
beonet + feld), such as Binfield in Berkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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