Wilford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Willford

Etymology

From Old English welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Wilford (countable and uncountable, plural Wilfords)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5636).
   2. A ghost town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wilford is the 11279^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.