Bearfield Family Name and Heraldry

The name Bearfield is closely linked to Barfield.

What does the surname Bearfield mean?

The family name meaning is “Barley field”, the same as for Barfield. The 2010 US Census counted 478 people named Bearfield, ranking it number 44,872 among American surnames.

Is Bearfield the same name as Barfield?

The extra “e” in Bearfield is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Barefield and Barfeild.

Is there a Bearfield coat of arms?

Arms linked to Barfield and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Get the complete Bearfield report, with a museum-style coat of arms.