Surname Spotlight: Bransfield

There is no single Bransfield family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Bransfield line, if any, bore arms.

The meaning behind Bransfield

Bransfield began as an English family name. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came from Bramfield (steep field, or Brant's field), in Hertfordshire”.

That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place. Bransfield ranked 42,094 in the 2010 US Census, with 516 people answering to the name.

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