Overfield Family History
Overfield Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the ‘upper field’ from Middle English over ‘upper higher’ + feld ‘field’ (Old English uferra feld) or a habitational name from any place so named such as Overfield Farm in Allexton (Leicestershire). Americanized form of German Oberfeld a cognate of 1 above and possibly also of Dutch Overveld (see Overfelt ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022