Holford
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English
Etymology
From Old English holh (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Holford (countable and uncountable, plural Holfords)
- A village and civil parish in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1541).
- A neighbourhood of Perry Barr, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0791).
- A community of Chatsworth, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holford is the 20961st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1256 individuals. Holford is most common among White (77.79%) and Black/African American (12.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192.