Blatchford
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, which is probably named with the Old English personal name Blæcca + ford (“ford”).
Proper noun
Blatchford (plural Blatchfords)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blatchford is the 24466th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1023 individuals. Blatchford is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blatchford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 171.