Langford
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”).
- The village in Nottinghamshire derives from the Old English personal name Landa + ford.
Proper noun
Langford (countable and uncountable, plural Langfords)
- The name of five villages in England:
- A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840).
- A village in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089).
- A village in Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396).
- A village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258).
- A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402).
- A city in British Columbia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
- A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
- A town in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Langford is the 1870th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19208 individuals. Langford is most common among White (78.88%) and Black (16.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.
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