Sommerfeld Family History
Sommerfeld Name Meaning
German: habitational name from any of several places so named. German: topographic name from fields so named because they were cultivated only in the summer from Middle High German sumer Middle Low German somer ‘summer’ + velt ‘open country field’. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 1 above) is also found in Britain. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German Sommer ‘summer’ + Feld ‘field’. This surname is also found in Britain. Compare Summerfield .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022