Axford
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English
Etymology
From a metathesised form of Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Axford (countable and uncountable, plural Axfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).
- A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2370).
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Axford is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Axford is most common among White (96.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Axford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.