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Early Origins of the Brushfield family

The surname Brushfield was first found in a hamlet and civil parish named Brushfield in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire. In 2001, the population was listed as only 13. "The family have long been located about Eyam, a few miles distant. " 1

Early History of the Brushfield family

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Brushfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brushfield, Brushfeld, Brushfielde, Brushfeeld, Brashfield and many more.

Early Notables of the Brushfield family

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United States Brushfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brushfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Peter Brushfield who arrived in Indiana in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Brushfield (post 1700) +

  • Dr. Thomas Brushfield (1858-1937), English psychiatrist, eponym of Brushfield spots, first described in 1924


  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.


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