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Gifford

in the US

There are 16,785 people with the last name "Gifford" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Gifford 1,633
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  1. is 1,629th most common Winston
  2. is 1,630th most common Milton
  3. is 1,631st most common Westbrook
  4. is 1,632nd most common Carmichael
  5. is 1,633rd most common Gifford
  6. is 1,634th most common Messer
  7. is 1,635th most common Murdock
  8. is 1,636th most common Rodrigues
  9. is 1,637th most common Herndon

Similar Names and Nicknames

Giffin, Gafford, Giffen, Giuffrida, Goffredi, Goffredo, Geffard, Gepford, Giffey, Goffreda

Most Common First Names for Gifford

Robert, James, John, David, William, Michael, Mary, Richard, Charles, Linda

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. habitational name for someone from Giffords Hall in Suffolk. It was originally named in Old English as Gyddingford ‘ford associated with Gydda’. Compare Giddens.
  • 2. possibly in some cases a variant spelling of Giffard, which may derive from an Old German personal name, Gifard, or from a Middle English nickname from Old French giffard ‘chubby-cheeked’, ‘bloated’ (a pejorative of giffel ‘jaw’, ‘cheek’, of Germanic origin).

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