Wilford
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Willford
Etymology[edit]
From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wilford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Nottinghamshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Ghost towns in Arizona, USA
- en:Places in Arizona, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Idaho, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Idaho, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English