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Bloomfield Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Blumfeld: artificial compound of Yiddish blum ‘flower’ + feld ‘field’.

English (East Anglia): from Blundeville Norman habitational name from Blonville-sur-Mer in Calvados France.

The first element is probably an Old Norse personal name; the second is Old French ville ‘settlement’.

In the 16th and 17th centuries in England the endings -field and -ville were often used interchangeably;

one branch of the Blundeville family continued using the -ville spelling while another chose Blom(e)field or Bloomfield.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Bloomfield family from?

You can see how Bloomfield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bloomfield family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bloomfield families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,007 Bloomfield families living in Suffolk. This was about 25% of all the recorded Bloomfield's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Bloomfield families in 1891.
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What did your Bloomfield ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bloomfield. 7% of Bloomfield men worked as a General Labourer and 69% of Bloomfield women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bloomfield were Gardener and Domestic Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    7%
  • Farm Labourer
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%
  • Gardener
    3%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Bloomfield. For the veterans among your Bloomfield ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bloomfield lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Bloomfield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bloomfield in 1953 was 67, and 72 in 2004.

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