Welford
English
Etymology
From either Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) or welig (“willow”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Welford (countable and uncountable, plural Welfords)
- A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4073). [1]
- A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire council area, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP6480). [2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Welford is the 42640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 508 individuals. Welford is most common among White (78.35%) and Black/African American (16.93%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Welford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.