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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BENEFIELD

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1. variant of Banfield or Bonfield.
2. topographic name from Middle English bent ‘bent-grass’ + feld ‘open country’ or ‘land converted to arable use’, or a habitational name from a place named with these elements (Old English beonet + feld), such as Binfield in Berkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)