Alford
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Allford, Alvord
Etymology
From the Old English female given name Ealdgȳþ + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Alford (countable and uncountable, plural Alfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A town in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England.
- A village and civil parish (served by Cary Moor parish council) in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6032).
- A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5716).
- A town in Jackson County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Alford plea
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Alford is the 1140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30771 individuals. Alford is most common among White (63.95%) and Black/African American (30.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 23.