Watford
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Wadford
Etymology edit
From either Old English wæt (“wet”) or wāþ (“hunting, chase”) + ford (“ford”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Watford (countable and uncountable, plural Watfords)
- A town and borough in Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1196).
- A village in Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6068).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Watford is the 7194th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4646 individuals. Watford is most common among White (57.58%) and Black/African American (38.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Watford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.