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The name almost certainly originates from a now "lost" medieval village called "Risforda" or similar and meaning the ford with rushes. Some five thousand surnames of the Brisish Isles are known to originate from lost villages, so whilst still rare this is not an unusual situation.
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 1840 there were 2 Richfield families living in Michigan.
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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.
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Dec 1, 2010 · In 1862, William "Billy" Barker registered a claim downstream from Richfield, from which $650 000 (at $16 to $21 a troy ounce) in gold was recovered up to 1895. Barker's discovery ultimately sparked the recovery of more than 5 million ounces of gold from the Cariboo goldfields.
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Richfield Oil Corporation was an American petroleum company based in California from 1905 to 1966. In 1966, it merged with Atlantic Refining Company to form the Atlantic Richfield Company (later renamed ARCO).
