Wilford
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Willford
Etymology
From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Wilford (countable and uncountable, plural Wilfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).
- A ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilford is the 11279th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2801 individuals. Wilford is most common among White (54.91%) and Black/African American (36.77%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wilford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.