Given name & surname · also Old Norse

Bousfield

“bush”

Bousfield is a surname from Old Norse (ultimately Old English).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bousfield goes back to Old Norse buske, meaning “bush.”

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Where it comes from

Bousfield comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old Norse buske (“bush”), from Old English feld (“field”).

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Similar names

If you love Bousfield, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Burchfield

“birch”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Belfield

“field”

No U.S. birth series

86% boys · 14% girls

Old English

Benefield

“belonging to” · “field”

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Old English

Brookfield

“brook”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Old English

Blofield

“blue”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Broomfield

“broom, gorse”

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Old English

Horsfield

“horse”

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Old English

Upfield

“up”

No U.S. birth series

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