Swinford
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English
Etymology
From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Swinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)
- A town in County Mayo, Ireland.
- A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5679).
- A hamlet in Cumnor parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4408).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Swinford is the 10176th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3170 individuals. Swinford is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swinford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.