Summerfield: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Summerfield is an English surname.

What is the meaning of Summerfield?

Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller at, or near, a field used by sheep or cattle in the summer”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Summerfield surname had 2,758 bearers.

Where is the Summerfield surname found?

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood. Smith also lists Summerfelt.

Does every Summerfield family have a crest?

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Summerfield, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Sommerfeld. Get the complete Summerfield report, with a museum-style coat of arms.