Lyford
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Liford
Etymology
From Old English līn (“flax”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Lyford (countable and uncountable, plural Lyfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3994).
- An unincorporated community in Parke County, Indiana, United States.
- A city in Willacy County, Texas, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lyford is the 23167th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1101 individuals. Lyford is most common among White (95.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lyford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.