Salford
English
Alternative forms
- Sawford (surname)
Etymology
From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɒlfərd/
Proper noun
Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2828). [1]
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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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.
See also
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears