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The last name Richfield is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Richfield live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 659,352 nd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 190 people.
Recorded as Richford and Richfield, this is an English medieval surname. It is one of those surnames that suggests that it may be popular, but in fact is quite rare. The name almost certainly originates from a now "lost" medieval village called "Risforda" or similar and meaning the ford with rushes.
The Richfield family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Richfield families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 47 Richfield families living in London.
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Although the first settlers, Pliny Lathrop, Jacob Wolfinger and David Hendrickson arrived in 1834, “Richfield Township” was not actually organized and named until 1839. The presiding pioneers choose the name “Richfield” because of the rich nature of the soil, some of the richest in Lucas County.
The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Richfield is Tuesday, September 4th, 1894. How unique is the name Richfield? From 1880 to 2023 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name Richfield.
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Richfield got its name from the fact that when the first new settlers saw the fields they thought that sense the fields had such good hay that soil had to be rich. And they figured that with such rich soil they could grow nice big gardens and sell the extra vegetables for profit.
