Origin of Field, Meaning of Field. Origin: This surname seems to have come from Beddingfield/Bedingfield. My line is from William Beddingfield who married Elizabeth Yelverton. We came from England to the US down through NC, GA into AL.op Places of Origin for Field You can find out where the majority of Field families were living before they immigrated to the U.S. You can learn where to focus your search for foreign records.