Halford
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English
Etymology
From Old English healh (“nook, corner; recess”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Halford (countable and uncountable, plural Halfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO435833).
- A village and civil parish in Stratford-upon-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2545).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Halford is the 9712th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3340 individuals. Halford is most common among White (89.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.