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Bloomfield Name 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


Similar surnames: Bonfield, Broomfield, Brownfield, Brookfield, Cockfield, Armfield

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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 1911 there were 152 Bloomfield families living in Ontario. This was about 55% of all the recorded Bloomfield's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bloomfield families in 1911.
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What did your Bloomfield ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bloomfield. 31% of Bloomfield men worked as a Farmer and 63% of Bloomfield women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bloomfield were Clerk and Household Duties. .

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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 1921

  • Farmer
    31%
  • Labourer
    12%
  • Laborer
    11%
  • Clerk
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    63%
  • Household Duties
    38%
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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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