Winford

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English winn (“meadow”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Winford (countable and uncountable, plural Winfords)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5465).
2. A hamlet in Newchurch parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5684).
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Winford is the 20285^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1311 individuals. Winford is most common among White (47.9%) and Black/African American (46.0%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Winford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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