Brakefield
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Topographic surname, from Old English bracu (“brake, thicket”) + feld (“field”).
Proper noun[edit]
Brakefield (plural Brakefields)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brakefield is the 18609th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1480 individuals. Brakefield is most common among White (92.5%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brakefield”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 214.