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ArchivesRe: Scurfield origins, possibly Norse?
in reply to a message by Sifreynir
The only suggestion I have found concerning this name is that the "closest similar name" is Schofield, but I don't think the two names have a common origin. I don't know if this URL will access the website where this suggestion occurs, but I'll copy it anyway -
http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Statistics.aspx?name=SCURFIELD&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name
There must have been a minor place name, Scurfield, or similar, somewhere in England. Perhaps it was literally a field with just one dwelling, on the outskirts of a village somewhere.
I think the Norse suggestion has some merit, though I'm dubious about the "shower" explanation. Possible alternatives are skor, "ditch, ravine", or skógr, "wood"; but regard all the above with caution.
http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Statistics.aspx?name=SCURFIELD&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name
There must have been a minor place name, Scurfield, or similar, somewhere in England. Perhaps it was literally a field with just one dwelling, on the outskirts of a village somewhere.
I think the Norse suggestion has some merit, though I'm dubious about the "shower" explanation. Possible alternatives are skor, "ditch, ravine", or skógr, "wood"; but regard all the above with caution.
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