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SCHOFIELD Family History

Recorded in various spelling forms which now include Schofield and Scholefield, this is a Northern English surname. It is locational from a now "lost" medieval village, believed to have been in the county palatine of Lancashire, although the popularity of the name in Yorkshire also suggests a "lost" source there as well. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Olde English words "schole" meaning a hut or shed used in the summer grazing months, and "feld", a pasture or open country suitable forr grazing.