Wolford

English

Etymology

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + weard (“guard, protector”). The second element was at some point misanalyzed as ford.

Proper noun

Wolford (countable and uncountable, plural Wolfords)

1. A habitational surname from Old English. From the villages of Great and Little Wolford, in Warwickshire
2. A city in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Great Wolford
• Little Wolford

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wolford is the 3326^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10789 individuals. Wolford is most common among White (91.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wolford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.