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Benfield


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Origin Of The Surname Benfield

Meaning Of The Surname Benfield

From Bonneville

Interesting Facts About Benfield

Benfeild is an Anglicisation of the French surname Bonneville which was brought over to Britain by invading Normans. Bonneville was used as a locational surname coming from the village so-called in Normandy. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself means ‘good village’.

Benfield Statistics

Benfield is the number 1331 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,880 share the surname Benfield in the UK.

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