Corfield Family History

English (Welsh Marches and West Midlands): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place associated with the river Corve in Shropshire.

The river Corve derives its name from Old English corf meaning ‘cutting’.

This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a geographical feature or characteristic of the landscape.

Habitational names like this often reflect the origins of families or individuals in relation to specific locations.

Such names can provide insights into the history and settlement patterns of the regions in which they are found.