Meaning & Origin
An English surname, thought to be habitational.
Garfield is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, derived from a surname meaning 'field near a triangular piece of land' or 'open land by a promontory,' from the Old English gara (triangular land) and feld (open land). It became a given name in honor of President James Garfield.
James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. President assassinated in 1881, inspired its use as a given name. Today, the name is inseparably linked to Jim Davis's famously grumpy, lasagna-loving orange tabby cat — one of the most recognized comic strip characters in history.