Woodford

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Wadforth

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + ford (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wʊdfəd/

Proper noun

Woodford (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfords)

1. Various places in England:
   1. A suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
   2. A hamlet in northeastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SS2113).
   3. A community near Stone, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6995).
   4. A village in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8982).
   5. A village in East Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP9677).
   6. A hamlet in West Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0638).
   7. A civil parish containing the villages of Lower, Middle and Upper Woodford, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1236).
2. A village in County Galway, Ireland.
3. Various places in Australia:
   1. A village in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
   2. A small town in Moreton Bay, Queensland.
   3. A township in the Western District, Victoria.
4. A community of Meaford, Ontario, Canada.
5. Various places in the United States of America:
   1. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
   4. A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
   5. A town in Bennington County, Vermont.
   6. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia.
   7. A census-designated place in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• South Woodford
• Woodford County
• Woodford cum Membris
• Woodford Green
• Woodford Halse

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Woodford is the 6757^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4989 individuals. Woodford is most common among White (76.37%) and Black/African American (17.72%) individuals.

Further reading

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