Winford

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Winford (countable and uncountable, plural Winfords)

1. (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).
2. (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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.