Belford
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English belle (“bell; bell-shaped hill”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun edit
Belford (countable and uncountable, plural Belfords)
- A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1033). [1]
- A commuter town in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.
- A census-designated place in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Belford is the 12378th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2513 individuals. Belford is most common among White (74.65%) and Black/African American (16.47%) individuals.
References edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.