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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BARFIELD

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. habitational name, probably from Bardfield in Essex, which is named with an unattested Old English byrde ‘(river) bank’, ‘border’ + feld ‘open land’. The name is still most common in northern Essex.
2. topographic name for someone who lived in an area where barley was cultivated, from Middle English berefeld.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)