Salford

English

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Etymology

From Old English sealh (willow, sallow) + ford (ford).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɒlfərd/

Proper noun

Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).
    2. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2828). [1]
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Salford is the 43050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 70 individuals.

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