The garfield Surname
garfield Name Meaning and History
- English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, generally from a field name denoting a triangular area, Old English gara (see Gore) at the corner of an open field after rectangular furlongs had been laid out.
- Jewish: Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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