The brakefield Surname

brakefield Name Meaning and History

English: topographic name from Middle English brake ‘thicket’, ‘bracken’ (see Brake) + feld ‘open country’, ‘cleared land’.

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The brakefield name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the brakefield family name as far back in history as possible.

brakefield Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of brakefield Families in the US in 1920

Number of brakefield families

13-23

5-12

1-4

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Looking for John BRAKEFIELD information	margi_u	2
Chester, SC: Isaac Brakefield	spanishmoss1829	19
Brakefields of Kent England	Adrian Pearman	2
Brakefield Family - Alabama	AnnetteMarshall32	11
family	Mabel Brakefield	2
I might be your Brother.	James Thomas Brakefield II	1
Mabel Jean Brakefield	Babybluet2003	0
Lennie Breakfield Sr.	Laura Shoemaker	2
Alexander.	mumsi	0
Samuel Coy Brakefield, WWII Destroyer Strong sinking	Ken Lamb	0

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