as a Last Name
- 12,052
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Radford
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English rēad ‘red’ + ford ‘ford’, but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English rīdan ‘to ride’, with the meaning ‘ford that can be crossed on horseback’.
| 2,584th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Redford, Radfar, Rodford, Rydfors, Ragford, Radfard, Radfordallen, Radfordbarker, Radfordgordon, Radfordproctor
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,052
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named Radford per capita
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