Axford

English

Etymology

From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Axford (countable and uncountable, plural Axfords)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433).
   2. A hamlet in Ramsbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2370).
   3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan, Canada.
   4. An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Axford is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Axford is most common among White (96.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Axford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 74.