Elford

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Ella or alor (“alder”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Elford (countable and uncountable, plural Elfords)

1. A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1810).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elford is the 44576^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 482 individuals. Elford is most common among White (91.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 520.