Bousfield

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old Norse buske (“bush”) + Old English feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Bousfield (plural Bousfields)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bousfield is the 98982^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 183 individuals. Bousfield is most common among White (93.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bousfield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.