Name History and Origin for Sommerfeld
Verfasst: 23.02.2007, 14:53
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Name History and Origin for SOMMERFELD.
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We have information about the name Sommerfeld - taken from our US Premier Collection - that we thought might interest you.
Last Name SOMMERFELD:
1. German: habitational name from any of several places so named.
2. German: topographic name from fields so named because they were cultivated only in the summer, from Middle High German sumer,
Middle Low German somer 'summer' + Middle High German, Middle Low German velt 'open country'.
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German sommer 'summer' + Feld 'field'. Compare Sommer.
4. English: variant of Summerfield.
Source: 'Dictionary of American Family Names', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name History and Origin for SOMMERFELD.
Dear Dieter,
We have information about the name Sommerfeld - taken from our US Premier Collection - that we thought might interest you.
Last Name SOMMERFELD:
1. German: habitational name from any of several places so named.
2. German: topographic name from fields so named because they were cultivated only in the summer, from Middle High German sumer,
Middle Low German somer 'summer' + Middle High German, Middle Low German velt 'open country'.
3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name composed of German sommer 'summer' + Feld 'field'. Compare Sommer.
4. English: variant of Summerfield.
Source: 'Dictionary of American Family Names', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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If you would like to contact Ancestry.com directly, please write to:
MyFamily.com, Inc., 360 West 4800 North, Provo, UT 84604 Attn: Customer Service.