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![Show Contents]() Sommerfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
In ancient Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Sommerfield surname lived in the small English town of Somerford found in the county of Wiltshire. Early Origins of the Sommerfield familyThe surname Sommerfield was first found in Wiltshire where there is a Great Somerford and Little Somerford. Both date back to 937 when they were listed simply as Sumerford. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, the village was listed as Sumreford. The placename literally means "ford usable in the summer," from the Old English sumor + ford. 1 Somerford Keynes is located in Gloucestershire and that locale dates back further to 685 when it was listed as Sumerford. Early History of the Sommerfield familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sommerfield research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sommerfield History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sommerfield Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Sommerfield are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Sommerfield include: Somerford, Somerfield and others. Early Notables of the Sommerfield familyMore information is included under the topic Early Sommerfield Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sommerfield RankingIn the United States, the name Sommerfield is the 15,995th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
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Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Sommerfield or a variant listed above:
Sommerfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Max Sommerfield, who arrived in Mississippi in 1855 3
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- W. O. Sommerfield, American politician, Mayor of East Peoria, Illinois, 1935-38 4
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 25) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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