Horsford
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English hors (“horse”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
editHorsford (countable and uncountable, plural Horsfords)
- A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1916).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Horsford is the 36695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Horsford is most common among Black/African American (61.08%) and White (29.72%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Horsford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203.