Radford
English
Etymology
From Old English rēad (“red”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Radford (countable and uncountable, plural Radfords)
- A number of places in England:
- An inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).
- A hamlet in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4023).
- A hamlet in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6757).
- A suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3280).
- A hamlet in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0055).
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Radford is the 2785th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12956 individuals. Radford is most common among White (78.2%) and Black/African American (16.84%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Radford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.