Garfield Family History
Garfield Name Meaning
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.
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Name Distribution of Garfield Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Garfield families
 46 - 90  16 - 45 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Garfield families
|
54 - 105 19 - 53 |
1 - 18 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Garfield families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Garfield Family Origin
Garfield Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Garfield
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Garfield Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Garfield census records
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