Burchfield
English
Alternative forms
- Birchfield
Etymology
Topographic surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + feld (“open country”).
Proper noun
Burchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Burchfields)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burchfield is the 5274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6612 individuals. Burchfield is most common among White (92.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burchfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 253.