Whitford
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Whiteford
Etymology
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Whitford (countable and uncountable, plural Whitfords)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Tiverton and Honiton district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY2595).
- A village in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1478).
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitford is the 6989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4793 individuals. Whitford is most common among White (89.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.