Burchfield

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English birċe →
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Meanings

proper nounBurchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Burchfields)

plural Burchfields · alternative Birchfield

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbirċe“birch”
  2. EnglishBurchfield

Topographic surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + feld (“open country”).

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APA

Burchfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burchfield

MLA

“Burchfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burchfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burchfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burchfield.

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