Seaford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Safford

Etymology

From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea +‎ ford.

Proper noun

Seaford (countable and uncountable, plural Seafords)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
   2. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia.
   3. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV4899).
   4. A city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
   5. A census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Seaford is the 52267^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 397 individuals. Seaford is most common among White (90.43%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Seaford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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