Gifford
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Habitational surname for someone from Broughton Gifford, from the Old English personal name *Gydda + -ing (“belonging to”) + ford (“ford”).
- From Old French giffard (“chubby-cheeked, bloated”), perhaps a nickname for a big eater.
Proper noun
Gifford (countable and uncountable, plural Giffords)
- A surname.
- A common placename in the United States, from the surname:
- A census-designated place in Indian River County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
- A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Iowa.
- A hamlet in Schenectady County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Hampton County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
- A neighbourhood in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
- A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5368).
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gifford is the 1834th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19514 individuals. Gifford is most common among White (92.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gifford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 41.