Welford
English
Etymology
From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Welford (countable and uncountable, plural Welfords)
- A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073).
- A village and civil parish in Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6480).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Welford is the 42640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 508 individuals. Welford is most common among White (78.35%) and Black/African American (16.93%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Welford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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