Overfield Family History
Overfield Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by the ‘upper
pasture’, from Middle English uvere ‘over’, ‘higher’ +
feld(e) ‘pasture’, ‘open country’, or a habitational name from
a place named with these elements. adm.Americanized
form of Dutch Overfelt or of German Oberfeld, a
topographic name from ober ‘upper’, ‘up above’ + feld
‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Overfield Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Overfield families
 22 - 41  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Overfield families
|
21 - 39 8 - 20 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Overfield last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Overfield census records
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Overfield Family Origin
Overfield Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Overfield
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Overfield Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Overfield census records
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Overfield Civil War Service Records
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