Garfield Family History
Garfield Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or
unidentified place, generally from a field name denoting a triangular
area, Old English gara (see Gore) at the corner of an
open field after rectangular furlongs had been laid out.Jewish:
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Garfield
Name Distribution of Garfield Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Garfield families
 54 - 105  19 - 53 |
 1 - 18  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Garfield families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Garfield census records
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Garfield Family Origin
Garfield Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Garfield Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Garfield census records
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Military Service by Garfield
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