Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsGreenfield (Americanized), Greenfeld (Americanized), Grunfeld, Gruenfeld
Meaning & History
Habitational name from any of several places in northern and central Germany named Grünfeld named with elements meaning "green open country" derived from the elements gruoni "green" and feld "field". Cognate of Greenfield.