Blomefield, Blomfield, Bloomfield, Blumfield:
William de Blunuill, 1207, Curia Regis Rolls
Thomas de Blumuill, 1230, Pipe Rolls of Henry III
John Blumfeilde, 1582, The East Anglian
From "Blonville-sur-Mer" (Calvados).
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answered by Elise K 6
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Bloomfield
This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational name
from either of the two places thus called in England, one in Staffordshire, and the other
in Somerset, or it may be a dialectal variant of Blonville (-sur-Mer) in Calvados,
Normandy, and hence a Norman habitation name. The English places are most likely
named with the Middle English "blom, blome", ultimately from the Old Norse "blom",
flower, blossom, and "feld", pasture, open country. The first element of Blonville,
Normandy, is an Old Norse personal name, and the second is the Old French "ville",
settlement. Locational surnames were originally given to the lord of the manor, and as a
means of identification to those who left their place of birth to settle elsewhere. The
surname has long been associated with Norfolk; one John de Blomevile was noted in the
1249 Feet of Fines of that county, and on September 17th 1575, Jane Bloomfield and
George Brown were married in Bedingham, Norfolk. The first recorded spelling of the
family name is shown to be that of
William de Blunuill, which was dated
1207, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Suffolk", during the reign of
King John
2006-12-22 10:15:14
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answered by Anonymous
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