Barford

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English bere (“barley”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Barford (countable and uncountable, plural Barfords)

1. A hamlet in Headley parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8537).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Barford and Wramplingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1107).
3. A village and civil parish (served by Barford, Sherbourne and Wasperton Joint Parish Council) in City of Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2761).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Great Barford
• Little Barford

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barford is the 78040^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 245 individuals. Barford is most common among White (91.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 101.

Anagrams

• Braford