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I would like to know the meaning and origin of the surname Barfield.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
Thanks.
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How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.
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According to "The Oxford Names Companion" by Patrick Hanks et al (published Oxford University Press, 2002), p. 47:
Barfield. English. 1. habitation name, probably from Bardfield in Essex, so called from Old English byrde riverbank + feld cultivated land; the name is most common in northern Essex. 2. topographic name for someone who lived by an area where barley was cultivated, from Middle English berefeld.
Barfield. English. 1. habitation name, probably from Bardfield in Essex, so called from Old English byrde riverbank + feld cultivated land; the name is most common in northern Essex. 2. topographic name for someone who lived by an area where barley was cultivated, from Middle English berefeld.
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