Cornforth

English

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Old English cran (“crane”) + ford (“ford”).

Proper noun

Cornforth (countable and uncountable, plural Cornforths)

1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ313343).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• West Cornforth

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cornforth is the 38484^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 575 individuals. Cornforth is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cornforth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 369.