Rainford
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Ranford
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse rein (“boundary”), Old Norse roynir (“rowan”) or the Old English personal name Regna + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
editRainford (countable and uncountable, plural Rainfords)
- A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801).
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainford is the 27021st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 897 individuals. Rainford is most common among White (48.49%) and Black/African American (46.27%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Merseyside, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Merseyside, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse
- English surnames from Old English